Kaohsiung vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2650	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$342	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1271	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	81	75
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	2.73M	459K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6046th and 1277th ($932 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1122nd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 389th and 186th 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	$3.76	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.8	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4772	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2838	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.6	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.9	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12438	$18476

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701