Kaohsiung vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
81
😀 Quality of life
84
97
🏙️ Population
2.73M
443K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 72% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5786th and 31st ($932 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 320th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Zurich

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Kaohsiung Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$29266

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846