Kaohsiung vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$3212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$7752
🏠 One person rent
$382
$2040
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$3618
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$5293
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
97
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
2.72M
441K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 69% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5666th and 124th ($999 vs $3212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 86th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Oakland ranked 10th in the United States, while ranked 364th and 65th 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
$3.78
$25.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$8.05
 Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$3381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$3346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$7626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$6332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$22.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$4.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$7.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$6.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$6.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$6.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$20916

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3277
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2929
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3083
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2983
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3058
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2910
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$3778
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3245
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3252
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2859
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2893
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3264
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3282
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3346
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2929
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2783
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3604
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3831
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3255
29 km or 18 mi Union
$3137
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2807
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3094
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4102
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3593
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3359
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2380
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3261
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3520
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3771
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3589
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3395