Kaohsiung vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$4362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
82
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
2.71M
468K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 57% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5770th and 1363rd ($971 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1143rd 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 281st and 219th 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
$4.32
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$24243

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729