Kaohsiung vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1002	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2658	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$370	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.9	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1313	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	80	82
😀 Quality of life	85	90
🏙️ Population	2.73M	468K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 57% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5567th and 1213th ($1002 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1060th 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 Raleigh. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 461st and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Raleigh

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	Kaohsiung	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4822	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3194	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.56	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.66	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.56	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.2	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12260	$24117

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$894
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$894
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$894
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$914
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$1006
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$695
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$993
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$802
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$901
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1135
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$615
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$707
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1030
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$634
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$454
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$628
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$451
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$579
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$697
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$628
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$669
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$616
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$671
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$941
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$700
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$415
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$766
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$753
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$608
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$600

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766