Kaohsiung vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kaohsiung	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$999	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$382	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$672	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.9	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1411	$2529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	46
😀 Quality of life	87	88
🏙️ Population	2.72M	750K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 45% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5666th and 2723rd ($999 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 95th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 364th and 326th 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	$3.78	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.07	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.1	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.43%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4856	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3306	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.42	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.53	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11481	$13280

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429