Kaohsiung vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$5606
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1416
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$2368
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$3839
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
2.72M
985K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5666th and 849th ($999 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Taiwan and Sweden, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 364th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Stockholm

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Kaohsiung Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$8.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$17693

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2065
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1827
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1840
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1914
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1702
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1741
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1831
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1651
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1547
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1603
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1398
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1337
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1423
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1311
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1631
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1397
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1579
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1370
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1884
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1594
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1562
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1567
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1656
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1597
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1568
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1691
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1641
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1383
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1230
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1581
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$994
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1583
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1606
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1481
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1701
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1375
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1516