Kaohsiung vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$339
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
84
87
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 20% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5786th and 4516th ($932 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 Taipei. Ranked 5th vs 2nd best cities to live in Taiwan, and 320th vs 209th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Taipei

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Kaohsiung Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$19102

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589