Kaohsiung vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$2696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
80
😀 Quality of life
83
90
🏙️ Population
2.73M
568K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 61% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 6046th and 890th ($932 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 389th and 138th 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
$3.76
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$12698

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655