Kaohsiung vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$3648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
86
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
2.72M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5666th and 897th ($999 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 364th and 29th 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
$3.78
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$20314

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$910
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$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029