Kaohsiung vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$339
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
84
😀 Quality of life
84
83
🏙️ Population
2.73M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 6% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5786th and 5356th ($932 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Ranked 5th vs 6th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 320th vs 343rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Taichung

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Kaohsiung Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$13893

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721