Kaohsiung vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2650	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$342	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1271	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	83	63
🏙️ Population	2.73M	11.5M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 8% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6046th and 5616th ($932 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Brazil, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 389th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Sao Paulo

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	Kaohsiung	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.8	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4772	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2838	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.6	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12438	$13135

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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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629