Kaohsiung vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$342
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
81
53
😀 Quality of life
83
69
🏙️ Population
2.73M
686K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 6% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6046th and 5761st ($932 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 722nd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 389th and 2988th 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
$3.76
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$21319

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103