Kaohsiung vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kaohsiung	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2603	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1504	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	80	74
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	2.71M	459K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5770th and 978th ($971 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 841st 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 281st and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Virginia Beach

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	Kaohsiung	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.5	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.55%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4645	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3214	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.2	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.2	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13326	$16143

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769