Kaohsiung vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kaohsiung	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2603	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$353	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1504	$2587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	46
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	2.71M	750K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 47% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5770th and 2623rd ($971 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 86th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 281st and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Winnipeg

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	Kaohsiung	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.5	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.55%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4645	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3214	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.2	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.2	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13326	$15143

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310