Kaohsiung vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$4931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
82
😀 Quality of life
83
89
🏙️ Population
2.73M
468K

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
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$22229

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753