Kaohsiung vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kaohsiung	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2619	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$339	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1088	$5439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	81	87
😀 Quality of life	84	91
🏙️ Population	2.73M	1.39M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 73% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5786th and 26th ($932 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 23rd 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 320th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs San Diego

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	Kaohsiung	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.3	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.21%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2490	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.02	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.2	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$313	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12618	$18429

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$913
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$952
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$725
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$791
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$857
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$890
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$995
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$746
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$860
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$917
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$863
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$851
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1011
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$676
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$721
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$860
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$675
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$588
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$664
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$716
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$738
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$694
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$799
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$667
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$678
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1083
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$744
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$487
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$891
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$787
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$837
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$655

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606