Kaohsiung vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$339
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$2637
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
81
87
😀 Quality of life
84
89
🏙️ Population
2.73M
518K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 46% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5786th and 2627th ($932 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 177th in Taiwan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 320th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$9409

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1469
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1392
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1353
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1715
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1601
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1623
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1640
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1574
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1703
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1455
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1652
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1872
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1793
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1675
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1654
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1966
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1607
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1819
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1807
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1795
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1758
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1536
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1526
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1628
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1670
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1711
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1831
68 km or 42 mi York
$1783
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1613
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1761
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$1932
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1751