Kaohsiung vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
81
86
😀 Quality of life
83
94
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 64% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6046th and 656th ($932 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 389th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Toronto

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Kaohsiung Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$18156

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085