Kaohsiung vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1002	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2658	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$370	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.9	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1313	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	95
😀 Quality of life	85	69
🏙️ Population	2.73M	11.5M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 5% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5567th and 5192nd ($1002 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Brazil, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 461st and 4142nd 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	$3.91	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4822	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3194	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.56	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.66	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.56	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.2	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12260	$15428

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$894
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$894
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$894
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$914
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$1006
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$695
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$993
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$802
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$901
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1135
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$615
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$707
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1030
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$634
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$454
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$628
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$451
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$579
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$697
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$628
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$669
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$616
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$671
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$941
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$700
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$415
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$766
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$753
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$608
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$600

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666