Kaohsiung vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$382
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
82
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
2.72M
449K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 74% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5666th and 13th ($999 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Taiwan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 364th and 9th 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
$3.78
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$24322

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171