Kaohsiung vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$5854
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1514
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$2239
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$740
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$4328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
87
92
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.6M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 62% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 5666th and 742nd ($999 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 648th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 364th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Philadelphia

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Kaohsiung Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$17603

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$910
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$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
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801