Kaohsiung vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$339
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1735
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
81
53
😀 Quality of life
84
85
🏙️ Population
2.73M
686K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 5% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5786th and 5464th ($932 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 474th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 320th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Shizuoka

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Kaohsiung Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$8605

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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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052