Kaohsiung vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$5218
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1517
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$2491
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$4557
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
69
😀 Quality of life
84
90
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.61M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 61% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 5786th and 864th ($932 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 780th 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Phoenix ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 320th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$5.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$10488

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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
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706