Kaohsiung vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$4764
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1244
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2137
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$3073
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
79
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
2.71M
568K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 54% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5770th and 1777th ($971 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 28th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 281st and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Surrey

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Kaohsiung Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$12113

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$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2295
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2100
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2505
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2247
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2420
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1953
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2523
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1869
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1840
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2081
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2427
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2690
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2580
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2661
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2727
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2709
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2714
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2736
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2728
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2782
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2734
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1855
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2749
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3012
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3602
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3183
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2479
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3164
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2884
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2843
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2797