Kaohsiung vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1002	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2658	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$370	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.9	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1313	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	45
😀 Quality of life	85	89
🏙️ Population	2.73M	750K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 45% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5567th and 2674th ($1002 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 79th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 461st and 251st 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	$3.91	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4822	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3194	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.56	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.66	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.56	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.2	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12260	$11646

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714