Kaohsiung vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$339
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
81
74
😀 Quality of life
84
82
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.87M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 2% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5786th and 5887th ($932 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 Tainan. Ranked 5th vs 7th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 320th vs 364th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Tainan

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Kaohsiung Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741