Kaohsiung vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
81
53
😀 Quality of life
83
89
🏙️ Population
2.73M
140K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 68% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6046th and 204th ($932 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Iceland, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 389th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Reykjavik

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Kaohsiung Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$6167

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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

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161