Kaohsiung vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$342
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
8
😀 Quality of life
83
58
🏙️ Population
2.73M
24.7K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 40% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6046th and 3466th ($932 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 389th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$8081

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482