Kaohsiung vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$342
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
81
87
😀 Quality of life
83
92
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.39M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 72% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6046th and 45th ($932 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 389th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$21468

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647