Kaohsiung vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
86
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5770th and 1059th ($971 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 281st and 46th 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
$4.32
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$22670

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053