Kaohsiung vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$7799
🏠 One person rent
$353
$2094
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$3648
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$836
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$5290
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
97
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
2.71M
441K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 70% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5770th and 95th ($971 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 70th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Oakland. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 281st and 70th 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
$4.32
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$7.96
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$22.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$179
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3559
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2906
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3102
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2968
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3086
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2822
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$3873
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3252
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3264
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2848
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2893
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3261
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3276
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3310
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2905
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2748
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3588
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3797
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3245
29 km or 18 mi Union
$3075
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2804
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3088
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4178
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3577
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3357
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2393
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3234
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3486
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3728
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3616
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3357