Kaohsiung vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kaohsiung Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$361
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
84
😀 Quality of life
83
81
🏙️ Population
2.73M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 7% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5750th and 6071st ($956 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Ranked 4th vs 7th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 417th vs 521st among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kaohsiung vs Taichung infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kaohsiung vs Taichung

Prices for goods and services in Kaohsiung and Taichung are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kaohsiung Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$18658

Cost of living in other countries

KaohsiungTaichung

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671