Kaohsiung vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$353
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
2.71M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 14% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5770th and 4931st ($971 vs $1123) 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Ranked 6th vs 2nd best cities to live in Taiwan, and 281st vs 183rd 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
$4.32
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$21429

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612