Kaohsiung vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$3446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
78
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
2.71M
662K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 61% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5770th and 890th ($971 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 281st and 62nd 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
$4.32
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$21273

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884