Kaohsiung vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kaohsiung | San Antonio | |
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The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 52% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5666th and 1874th ($999 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1483rd 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 San Antonio. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 364th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kaohsiung vs San Antonio
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| Kaohsiung | San Antonio | |
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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 | ||
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| 🚕 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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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 km or 17 mi |  Schertz | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Cibolo | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | New Braunfels | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Seguin | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | San Marcos | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Kyle | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Kerrville | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Austin | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Leander | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Pflugerville | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Round Rock | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Georgetown | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Victoria | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Copperas Cove | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Harker Heights | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Killeen | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Eagle Pass | |
| 213 km or 132 mi |  Piedras Negras | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Corpus Christi | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Temple | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Kingsville | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Del Rio | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Laredo | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Ciudad Acuna | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Nuevo Laredo | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Bryan | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | College Station | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Waco | |
| 279 km or 174 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Missouri | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | San Angelo | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Lake Jackson | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Houston | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Spring | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Conroe | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Pearland | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Stephenville |