Kaohsiung vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison
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Kaohsiung | Raleigh | |
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🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
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🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 62% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6046th and 806th ($932 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 719th 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 Raleigh. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 389th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Raleigh
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Kaohsiung | Raleigh | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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42 km or 26 mi | Tainan | |
88 km or 55 mi | Taitung | |
97 km or 60 mi | Chiayi | |
124 km or 77 mi | Douliu | |
150 km or 93 mi | Nantou | |
163 km or 101 mi | Changhua | |
175 km or 108 mi | Taichung | |
224 km or 139 mi | Miaoli | |
253 km or 157 mi | Hsinchu | |
257 km or 160 mi | Zhubei | |
265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
280 km or 174 mi | Yilan | |
285 km or 177 mi | Kinmen | |
291 km or 181 mi | New Taipei | |
298 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
301 km or 187 mi | Jinjiang | |
307 km or 191 mi | Xiamen | |
309 km or 192 mi | Quanzhou | |
315 km or 196 mi | Keelung | |
340 km or 211 mi | Putian | |
341 km or 212 mi | Zhangzhou | |
379 km or 235 mi | Shantou | |
393 km or 244 mi | Chaozhou | |
398 km or 247 mi | Fuzhou | |
416 km or 258 mi | Jieyang | |
430 km or 267 mi | Puning | |
432 km or 268 mi | Longyan | |
437 km or 271 mi | Ishigaki | |
457 km or 284 mi | Ningde | |
466 km or 289 mi | Meizhou | |
487 km or 302 mi | Sanming | |
497 km or 309 mi | Nanping | |
510 km or 317 mi | Shanwei | |
562 km or 349 mi | Miyakojima | |
575 km or 357 mi | Rui'an | |
575 km or 357 mi | Tuguegarao | |
587 km or 365 mi | Heyuan | |
600 km or 373 mi | Wenzhou | |
605 km or 376 mi | Huizhou | |
616 km or 382 mi | Wuyishan |
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Distance | City | Cost of living |
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12 km or 7.6 mi | Garner | |
15 km or 9.1 mi | Cary | |
17 km or 10 mi | Morrisville | |
21 km or 13 mi | Wake Forest | |
21 km or 13 mi | Apex | |
25 km or 16 mi | Holly Springs | |
28 km or 18 mi | Fuquay-Varina | |
30 km or 19 mi | Durham | |
38 km or 23 mi | Chapel Hill | |
60 km or 37 mi | Henderson | |
61 km or 38 mi | Sanford | |
65 km or 41 mi | Wilson | |
77 km or 48 mi | Rocky Mount | |
77 km or 48 mi | Goldsboro | |
78 km or 49 mi | Burlington | |
87 km or 54 mi | Fayetteville | |
106 km or 66 mi | Asheboro | |
109 km or 68 mi | Danville | |
110 km or 68 mi | Greensboro | |
114 km or 71 mi | Roanoke Rapids | |
114 km or 71 mi | Kinston | |
117 km or 73 mi | Greenville | |
123 km or 76 mi | High Point | |
129 km or 80 mi | Thomasville | |
133 km or 83 mi | Kernersville | |
137 km or 85 mi | Lumberton | |
141 km or 87 mi | Rockingham | |
149 km or 92 mi | Winston-Salem | |
163 km or 101 mi | Jacksonville | |
165 km or 103 mi | New Bern | |
166 km or 103 mi | Salisbury | |
182 km or 113 mi | Kannapolis | |
182 km or 113 mi | Lynchburg | |
183 km or 114 mi | Concord | |
189 km or 117 mi | Havelock | |
190 km or 118 mi | Wilmington | |
191 km or 119 mi | Petersburg | |
196 km or 122 mi | Monroe | |
196 km or 122 mi | Mint Hill | |
198 km or 123 mi | Roanoke |