Kaohsiung vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$5237
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$4454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
75
😀 Quality of life
84
85
🏙️ Population
2.73M
459K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 56% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5786th and 1538th ($932 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1363rd in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 320th and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$18553

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$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
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2788
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2282
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2462
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2005
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$1997
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2284
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2108
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2237
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2229
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2139
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$2169
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2020
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2063
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2428
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1929
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2159
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2053
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2522
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2592
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2014
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2982
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2215
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2849
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1787
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2362
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3079
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2271
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$2844
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2426
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2730
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2359
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2369
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2422
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3110
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2150
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2685