Kaohsiung vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$3931
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1591
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
80
19
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
2.71M
955K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 44% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5770th and 3058th ($971 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 14th in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 281st and 4533rd 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
$4.32
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$7249

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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 Tenerife

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi La Orotava
$1668
17 km or 11 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1727
37 km or 23 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1608
41 km or 26 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1642
112 km or 69 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1534
116 km or 72 mi Las Palmas
$1508
269 km or 167 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1332
272 km or 169 mi Corralejo
$1653
308 km or 191 mi Arrecife
$1354
358 km or 222 mi Laayoune
$627
487 km or 302 mi Canico
$1606
488 km or 303 mi Funchal
$1662
488 km or 303 mi Camara de Lobos
$1603
490 km or 305 mi Santa Cruz
$1607
495 km or 307 mi Machico
$1608
715 km or 444 mi Taghazout
$619
721 km or 448 mi Agadir
$648
726 km or 451 mi Ait Melloul
$604
751 km or 467 mi Essaouira
$649
837 km or 520 mi Safi
$546
911 km or 566 mi Marrakesh
$790
951 km or 591 mi El Jadida
$555
1041 km or 647 mi Casablanca
$953
1061 km or 659 mi Khouribga
$526
1065 km or 662 mi Mohammedia
$734
1082 km or 672 mi Beni Mellal
$499
1116 km or 694 mi Temara
$639
1128 km or 701 mi Rabat
$797
1131 km or 703 mi Sale
$579
1135 km or 705 mi Nouakchott
$653
1161 km or 721 mi Kenitra
$597
1223 km or 760 mi Meknes
$586
1230 km or 764 mi Lagos
$1752
1241 km or 771 mi Portimao
$1388
1245 km or 774 mi Lagoa
$1467
1251 km or 777 mi Silves
$1492
1253 km or 779 mi Albufeira
$1913
1266 km or 787 mi Faro
$1455
1271 km or 790 mi Loule
$1544
1272 km or 791 mi Olhao
$1469