Kaohsiung vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kaohsiung	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2650	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$342	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1271	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	81	93
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	2.73M	548K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 55% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6046th and 1613th ($932 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Taiwan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 389th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs The Hague

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	Kaohsiung	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.8	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4772	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2838	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.6	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.9	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12438	$9165

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$841
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$801
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$818
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$841
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$931
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$698
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$864
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$828
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$745
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$821
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1060
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$654
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$807
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$666
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1028
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$661
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$605
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$592
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$706
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$691
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$726
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$683
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$795
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$642
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$673
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1014
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$719
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$445
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$801
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$776
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$629
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$643

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611