Kaohsiung vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kaohsiung | New Taipei | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 11% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5750th and 5000th ($956 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Taiwan.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Ranked 4th vs 1st best cities to live in Taiwan, and 417th vs 302nd among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kaohsiung vs New Taipei
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| Kaohsiung | New Taipei | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Kaohsiung
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 42 km or 26 mi |  Tainan | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Taitung | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Chiayi | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Douliu | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Nantou | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Changhua | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Taichung | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Miaoli | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Zhubei | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Yilan | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kinmen | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | New Taipei | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
| 301 km or 187 mi |  Jinjiang | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Xiamen | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Keelung | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Putian | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Shantou | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Jieyang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Puning | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Longyan | |
| 437 km or 271 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Ningde | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Meizhou | |
| 487 km or 302 mi | Sanming | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Nanping | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Shanwei | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Rui'an | |
| 575 km or 357 mi |  Tuguegarao | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Heyuan | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Huizhou | |
| 616 km or 382 mi | Wuyishan |
Cities near New Taipei
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Taipei | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Keelung | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Yilan | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Zhubei | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Miaoli | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Taichung | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Changhua | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Nantou | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Douliu | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Chiayi | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Putian | |
| 252 km or 157 mi | Taitung | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Tainan | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Ningde | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Ishigaki | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Rui'an | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Kinmen | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 345 km or 214 mi | Xiamen | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Nanping | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Wenling | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 408 km or 253 mi | Sanming | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Lishui | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Linhai | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Longyan | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Jinhua | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Yiwu | |
| 507 km or 315 mi | Quzhou | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Shangrao | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Shantou |