Kaohsiung vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$361	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	80	18
😀 Quality of life	83	60
🏙️ Population	2.73M	932K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 41% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5750th and 3004th ($956 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 417th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Tenerife

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	Kaohsiung	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$6114

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291