Kaohsiung vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$370
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
85
84
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 6% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5567th and 5995th ($1002 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Ranked 5th vs 6th best cities to live in Taiwan, and 461st vs 482nd 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
$3.91
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$14970

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451