Kaohsiung vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$370
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$3342
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
86
😀 Quality of life
85
99
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 59% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5567th and 918th ($1002 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 461st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$17676

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043