Kaohsiung vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$2767
🏠 One person rent	$361	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	58
😀 Quality of life	83	81
🏙️ Population	2.73M	687K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 24% less expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 5750th and 4325th ($956 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 67th in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Seville. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Seville ranked 8th in Spain, while ranked 417th and 492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Seville

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	Kaohsiung	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$3611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$6.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$6034

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

Cities near Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1197
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1165
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1124
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1201
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1081
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1358
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1359
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$893
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1100
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1395
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1178
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2040
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$889
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1353
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1373
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1196
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1430
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1291
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1126
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1141
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1263
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$679
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1204
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$905
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1415
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1014
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$930
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1950