Kaohsiung vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2369
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5226
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2396
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$590
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$4699
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
69
😀 Quality of life
83
91
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.61M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 61% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6046th and 973rd ($932 vs $2369) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Phoenix ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 389th and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Phoenix

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Kaohsiung Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$70.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$74.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$10377

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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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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1989
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2588
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2201
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2430
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2287
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2416
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2518
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2446
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2339
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2414
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2372
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2338
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2422
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2291
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2313
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2484
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2052
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2040
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1954
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2268
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2026
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2638
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1792
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1886
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1986
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$786
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1928
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1842
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$758
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2643
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$955
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2657