Common information
- Country
- Taiwan
- Population
- 1 519 711
Cost of living and prices in Kaohsiung
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre256USD/month
- in city centre385USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre606USD/month
- in city centre857USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 4 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 31 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 3 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 3 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 13 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 9 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 9 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 31 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 6 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 30,863 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 24,073 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 32 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 10 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 9 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 80 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 31 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 82 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 93 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 99 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 24 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 385 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 256 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 857 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 606 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 4,800 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,566 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,128 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 2.14 |
Ratings
Main factors in Kaohsiung
- Leisure quality
- 6.4
- Quality of life
- 8
- Travelers rating
- 8.5
- Travelers rating
- 7.9
- English speaking
- 3.3
- Nightlife
- 6.4
- Coworking spaces
- 6.4
- Traffic
- 3.3
- Free WIFI
- 10
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 12
Safety in Kaohsiung
Availability of prices in Kaohsiung
Comfort in Kaohsiung
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Kaohsiung
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Average high, °C | 30 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 25 |
| Average temperature, °C | 27 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 22 |
| Average low, °C | 24 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 19 |
| Record low, °C | 18 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 3 |
| Rain, days | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 53 |
| Fog, days | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 43 |
| Snowfall, cm. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 100 | 80 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 70 | 60 | 80 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 790 |
| Relative humidity, % | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 80 | 81 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 234 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 417 | 329 | 216 | 378 | 174 | 220 | 344 | 417 | 533 | 549 | 567 | 533 | 4678 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 16 |