Kaohsiung vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1002	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2658	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$370	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.9	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1313	$3621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	33
😀 Quality of life	85	82
🏙️ Population	2.73M	543K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 48% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5567th and 2194th ($1002 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1737th 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 461st and 634th 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	$3.91	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4822	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3194	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.56	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.66	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.56	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.2	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12260	$15639

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245