Kaohsiung vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1002	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2658	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$370	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.9	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1313	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	17
😀 Quality of life	85	87
🏙️ Population	2.73M	216K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 46% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5567th and 2432nd ($1002 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 461st and 358th 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	$3.91	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4822	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3194	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.56	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.66	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.56	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.2	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12260	$12047

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$894
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$894
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$894
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$914
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$1006
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$695
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$993
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$802
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$901
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1135
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$615
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$707
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1030
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$634
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$454
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$628
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$451
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$579
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$697
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$628
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$669
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$616
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$671
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$941
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$700
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$415
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$766
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$753
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$608
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$600

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811