Kaohsiung vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$382
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
8
😀 Quality of life
87
48
🏙️ Population
2.72M
24.7K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 39% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5666th and 3471st ($999 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 months in Victoria. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 364th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Victoria

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Kaohsiung Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$8971

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$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
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$724
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1237
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1233
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$743
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$481
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$553
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$807
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$815
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$749
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$604
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$819
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$796
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$588
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$551
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$544
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$496
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$408
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$523
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$712
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$542
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$419