Kaohsiung vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$361
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
83
83
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 9% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5750th and 6171st ($956 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Ranked 4th vs 5th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 417th vs 418th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Taoyuan

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Kaohsiung Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.49
☕ 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
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443