Kaohsiung vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$3743
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
84
98
🏙️ Population
2.73M
4.84M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 66% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5786th and 318th ($932 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Australia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 320th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Sydney

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Kaohsiung Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$6.69
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$17934

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816