Kaohsiung vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$3202
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
80
86
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
2.71M
518K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 50% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5770th and 2172nd ($971 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 131st 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 281st and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Sheffield

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Kaohsiung Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$24916

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1559
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1863
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1710
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1831
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1847
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1894
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1880
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1961
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1689
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2039
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1975
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1827
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1748
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1990
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1838
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2043
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2025
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1993
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1945
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1411
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1784
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1808
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1832
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1987
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2012
68 km or 42 mi York
$1919
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1501
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1887
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1694
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2022
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1870