Kaohsiung vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$3629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
78
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
2.72M
662K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 61% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5666th and 822nd ($999 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 364th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Vancouver

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Kaohsiung Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$21986

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$910
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915