Kaohsiung vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$361
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$4432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
69
😀 Quality of life
83
90
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.61M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 5750th and 955th ($956 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 875th 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 417th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$12281

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$1073
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$1181
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$627
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$688
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$644
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$967
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$625
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$664
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$581
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$451
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$669
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$443
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$569
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$649
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$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
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$603
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$630
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$936
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$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
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$431
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$764
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$726
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$601
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$1957
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$1815
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$1947
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