Kaohsiung vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$4470
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1793
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$3858
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
54
😀 Quality of life
83
86
🏙️ Population
2.73M
413K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 49% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 6046th and 2363rd ($932 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1855th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.1 months in Tulsa. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tulsa ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 389th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Tulsa

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Kaohsiung Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$4.28
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$9.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1074
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$25341

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
20 km or 12 mi Bixby
$1840
20 km or 13 mi Owasso
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Sapulpa
$1854
36 km or 22 mi Claremore
$1772
67 km or 41 mi Muskogee
$1510
69 km or 43 mi Bartlesville
$1841
102 km or 63 mi Stillwater
$1755
120 km or 75 mi Ponca
$1685
126 km or 78 mi Siloam Springs
$2017
126 km or 78 mi Shawnee
$1909
146 km or 91 mi Edmond
$1580
150 km or 93 mi Midwest
$1919
154 km or 96 mi Bella Vista
$2168
156 km or 97 mi Del
$1953
157 km or 97 mi Bentonville
$2232
160 km or 99 mi Fayetteville
$1853
161 km or 100 mi Springdale
$1962
161 km or 100 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
163 km or 101 mi Van Buren
$1770
163 km or 101 mi Rogers
$1986
165 km or 103 mi Joplin
$1874
166 km or 103 mi Fort Smith
$1422
167 km or 104 mi Moore
$2045
168 km or 104 mi Norman
$2179
177 km or 110 mi Enid
$1832
178 km or 110 mi Yukon
$1864
180 km or 112 mi Pittsburg
$1899
181 km or 112 mi Mustang
$1931
197 km or 122 mi Derby
$1843
213 km or 132 mi Wichita
$1817
242 km or 151 mi Ardmore
$1896
247 km or 153 mi Branson
$1566
247 km or 153 mi Newton
$1727
254 km or 158 mi Emporia
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Duncan
$1832
257 km or 159 mi Nixa
$1649
264 km or 164 mi Springfield
$1485
270 km or 168 mi Russellville
$1543
271 km or 168 mi Denison
$2229