Kaohsiung vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kaohsiung	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$999	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$382	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$672	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.9	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1411	$3197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	18
😀 Quality of life	87	85
🏙️ Population	2.72M	216K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 51% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5666th and 1932nd ($999 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Taiwan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Taiwan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 364th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Wellington

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	Kaohsiung	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.78	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.07	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.1	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.43%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4856	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3306	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.42	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.53	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11481	$13419

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865