Kaohsiung vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$5119
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1352
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$2099
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$3624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
81
93
😀 Quality of life
84
96
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.14M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 59% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5786th and 1068th ($932 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Taiwan and Australia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 320th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Perth

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Kaohsiung Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$7.56
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$12548

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1601
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2052
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1612
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$1761
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$502
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$546
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$361
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$870
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$873
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$556
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$427
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$383
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$403
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$469
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$439
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$454
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$505
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$506
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$440
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$427
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$459
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1693