Kaohsiung vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$353
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.36M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 2% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5770th and 5651st ($971 vs $989) 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Ranked 6th vs 4th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 281st vs 245th 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
$4.32
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473