Kaohsiung vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$4181
🏠 One person rent
$339
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1685
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$3765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
54
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
2.73M
413K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 45% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5786th and 2690th ($932 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2017th 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 2.2 months in Tulsa. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tulsa ranked 674th in the United States, while ranked 320th and 2206th 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
$3.13
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$902
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$45.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$9.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$90.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$25117

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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

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$1771
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$1777
20 km or 13 mi Owasso
$1777
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$1773
36 km or 22 mi Claremore
$1765
67 km or 41 mi Muskogee
$1647
69 km or 43 mi Bartlesville
$1762
102 km or 63 mi Stillwater
$1741
120 km or 75 mi Ponca
$1728
126 km or 78 mi Siloam Springs
$1944
126 km or 78 mi Shawnee
$1916
146 km or 91 mi Edmond
$1604
150 km or 93 mi Midwest
$1943
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$2103
156 km or 97 mi Del
$1956
157 km or 97 mi Bentonville
$2148
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$1715
161 km or 100 mi Springdale
$1876
161 km or 100 mi Oklahoma City
$1969
163 km or 101 mi Van Buren
$1546
163 km or 101 mi Rogers
$2067
165 km or 103 mi Joplin
$1836
166 km or 103 mi Fort Smith
$1482
167 km or 104 mi Moore
$2049
168 km or 104 mi Norman
$2144
177 km or 110 mi Enid
$1827
178 km or 110 mi Yukon
$1880
180 km or 112 mi Pittsburg
$1887
181 km or 112 mi Mustang
$1944
197 km or 122 mi Derby
$1820
213 km or 132 mi Wichita
$1774
242 km or 151 mi Ardmore
$1912
247 km or 153 mi Branson
$1626
247 km or 153 mi Newton
$1703
254 km or 158 mi Emporia
$1784
256 km or 159 mi Duncan
$1890
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$1703
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$1555
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$1534
271 km or 168 mi Denison
$2194