Kaohsiung vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$5447
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$3766
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
2.71M
985K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5770th and 1008th ($971 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Sweden, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 281st and 19th 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
$4.32
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$7.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$116
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$17265

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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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1979
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1672
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1842
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1625
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1583
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1463
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1507
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1363
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1269
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1303
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1251
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1543
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1337
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1498
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1298
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1810
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1479
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1481
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1531
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1503
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1560
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1529
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1625
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1535
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1370
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1225
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1490
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$932
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1535
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1597
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1423
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1629
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1416
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1464