Kaohsiung vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$4580
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1049
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$590
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$3336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
52
😀 Quality of life
87
85
🏙️ Population
2.72M
413K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 47% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5666th and 2537th ($999 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1834th 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 1.8 months in Tulsa. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tulsa ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 364th and 448th 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
$3.78
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$25512

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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$1884
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$1894
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$1833
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$1903
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$1842
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$1536
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$1762
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$1850
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$1571
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$2034
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$1865
146 km or 91 mi Edmond
$1758
150 km or 93 mi Midwest
$1941
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$2090
156 km or 97 mi Del
$1955
157 km or 97 mi Bentonville
$2143
160 km or 99 mi Fayetteville
$2001
161 km or 100 mi Springdale
$2021
161 km or 100 mi Oklahoma City
$1922
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$1744
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$1782
165 km or 103 mi Joplin
$1825
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$1557
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$2011
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$2039
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$1838
178 km or 110 mi Yukon
$1883
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$1914
181 km or 112 mi Mustang
$1947
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$1860
213 km or 132 mi Wichita
$1820
242 km or 151 mi Ardmore
$1860
247 km or 153 mi Branson
$1654
247 km or 153 mi Newton
$1739
254 km or 158 mi Emporia
$1358
256 km or 159 mi Duncan
$1853
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$1541
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$1276
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$1421
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$2214