Kaohsiung vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$370
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
85
87
🏙️ Population
2.73M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 12% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5567th and 4867th ($1002 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Ranked 5th vs 2nd best cities to live in Taiwan, and 461st vs 387th 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
$3.91
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$17207

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589