Kaohsiung vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$382
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
2.72M
2.35M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 6% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5666th and 6085th ($999 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Ranked 5th vs 6th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 364th vs 373rd 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
$3.78
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$17081

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464