Kaohsiung vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	93
😀 Quality of life	83	98
🏙️ Population	2.73M	2.14M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 54% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5750th and 1654th ($956 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Taiwan and Australia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 417th and 6th 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	$3.82	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$11252

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645