Kaohsiung vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$353
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
94
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 22% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5770th and 4646th ($971 vs $1248) 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Ranked 6th vs 1st best cities to live in Taiwan, and 281st vs 178th 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
$4.32
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$16947

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612