Kaohsiung vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2619	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$339	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1088	$3815
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	33
😀 Quality of life	84	80
🏙️ Population	2.73M	543K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 54% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5786th and 1697th ($932 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1492nd in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 320th and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Tucson

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	Kaohsiung	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.3	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.21%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2490	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.02	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.2	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$313	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12618	$15695

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$913
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$952
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$725
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$791
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$857
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$890
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$995
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$746
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$860
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$917
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$863
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$851
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1011
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$676
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$721
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$860
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$675
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$588
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$664
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$716
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$738
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$694
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$799
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$667
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$678
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1083
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$744
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$487
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$891
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$787
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$837
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$655

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066