Kaohsiung vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
78
😀 Quality of life
84
93
🏙️ Population
2.73M
662K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 64% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5786th and 587th ($932 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 320th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$14942

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$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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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758