Kaohsiung vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5406
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1332
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2509
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$657
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$4116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
75
😀 Quality of life
83
88
🏙️ Population
2.73M
486K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6046th and 1309th ($932 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1150th 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 Omaha. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Omaha ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 389th and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Omaha

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Kaohsiung Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$4.53
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$3.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$6.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$24758

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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

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13 km or 8.1 mi Council Bluffs
$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi Bellevue
$2101
44 km or 27 mi Fremont
$2045
75 km or 47 mi Lincoln
$1679
114 km or 71 mi Columbus
$1885
140 km or 87 mi Sioux
$1719
145 km or 90 mi Norfolk
$1947
183 km or 114 mi Waukee
$1859
194 km or 121 mi Urbandale
$1869
195 km or 121 mi St. Joseph
$1980
195 km or 121 mi West Des Moines
$1863
198 km or 123 mi Johnston
$1869
200 km or 124 mi Grand Island
$1893
203 km or 126 mi Des Moines
$1779
205 km or 128 mi Fort Dodge
$1805
207 km or 129 mi Ankeny
$1802
213 km or 133 mi Hastings
$1863
217 km or 135 mi Ames
$1650
236 km or 147 mi Manhattan
$1807
236 km or 147 mi Leavenworth
$2033
248 km or 154 mi Topeka
$1577
259 km or 161 mi Junction
$2026
259 km or 161 mi Sioux Falls
$1770
260 km or 161 mi Gladstone
$1998
263 km or 163 mi Liberty
$1956
264 km or 164 mi Lawrence
$1690
265 km or 165 mi Kearney
$1781
266 km or 165 mi Kansas City
$2053
272 km or 169 mi Marshalltown
$1697
272 km or 169 mi Shawnee
$2231
275 km or 171 mi Kansas
$2084
277 km or 172 mi Lenexa
$2308
278 km or 173 mi Independence
$1850
279 km or 173 mi Prairie Village
$2287
283 km or 176 mi Overland Park
$2433
285 km or 177 mi Olathe
$2258
285 km or 177 mi Raytown
$2019
287 km or 178 mi Leawood
$2316
288 km or 179 mi Gardner
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Blue Springs
$1978