Kaohsiung vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2650	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$342	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1271	$5746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	97
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	2.73M	441K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 70% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6046th and 91st ($932 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 73rd in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 389th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Oakland

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	Kaohsiung	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.8	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4772	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2838	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.6	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.9	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12438	$27655

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$841
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$801
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$818
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$841
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$931
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$698
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$864
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$828
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$745
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$821
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1060
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$654
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$807
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$666
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1028
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$661
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$605
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$592
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$706
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$691
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$726
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$683
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$795
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$642
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$673
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1014
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$719
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$445
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$801
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$776
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$629
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$643

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288