# Prices for random things in Kaohsiung **URL:** \ **Category:** Living in Taiwan\ **Tags:** kaohsiung\ **Created:** [March 15, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048 "2021-03-15T12:10:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NYU](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/82dd89/32.png) [@NYU](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/NYU)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048/1 "2021-03-15T12:10:01Z")
Hello guys. I am moving to Taiwan (Kaohsiung) this September. And I am trying to save as much money as possible now. Can you please advise how much money those things would cost me now in Kaohsiung: 1. To buy a new\second hand bicycle. I dont need a professional one, just one which I can use to go around the city and in mountains (probably, but not sure if this is even possible). Just a decent one in the middle range price category. 2. Gym membership (with weights, barbells and plates, to powerlift). 3. Food per months. 4. miscellaneous expenses (such as snacks, public transport, clothes, cinema etc). I just need an approximate understanding of how expensive life there is. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Shui](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Shui](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Shui)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048/2 "2021-03-15T12:23:34Z")
> [@NYU](#): > > To buy a new\second hand bicycle. I dont need a professional one, just one which I can use to go around the city and in mountains (probably, but not sure if this is even possible). Just a decent one in the middle range price category. > **[成人自行車 - 自行車運動運動用品及裝備｜熱銷推薦｜台灣迪卡儂](https://decathlon.tw/category-cycling-bicycles?mutiple_gender=16030)** > > 成人自行車 - 自行車運動運動用品及裝備熱銷推薦。迪卡儂線上購物擁有最齊全的成人自行車 - 自行車運動運動用品及裝備。買成人自行車 - 自行車運動運動用品及裝備立即上迪卡儂線上購物，超商取貨199、宅配499免運，想買就買，最快隔日到貨，輕鬆運動無負擔！ ---
**Author:** ![NYU](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/82dd89/32.png) [@NYU](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/NYU)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048/3 "2021-03-15T12:24:18Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048/4 "2021-03-15T12:28:54Z")
I looked at this when I was getting ready to move, and would say the numbers track well with my very limited experience: > **[Cost of Living in Kaohsiung](https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Kaohsiung)** > > Average prices of more than 40 products and services in Kaohsiung, TaiwanMar 2021. Prices of restaurants, food, transportation, utilities and housing are included. ---
**Author:** ![NYU](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/82dd89/32.png) [@NYU](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/NYU)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 12:32pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048/5 "2021-03-15T12:32:01Z")
Awesome. Thanks for your help ---
**Author:** ![rooftopclown](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/rooftopclown/32/58063_2.png) [@rooftopclown](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/rooftopclown)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048/6 "2021-03-15T13:54:51Z")
Snacks are around NT$30 a pack for Taiwanese size and NT$150 a pack for US size. ---
**Author:** ![TT](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tt/32/271883_2.png) [@TT](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/TT)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 1:59pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048/7 "2021-03-15T13:59:10Z")
what about [![](https://i.imgflip.com/g270f.jpg) ](https://i.imgflip.com/g270f.jpg) clown size? ---
**Author:** ![Ender](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/ender/32/86003_2.png) [@Ender](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Ender)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048/8 "2021-03-15T14:14:31Z")
1. If you’re willing to go secondhand, you can probably find a bike in the 2k-3k range. 3+4. I average ~3000 per week on these things, and I reckon I’m in the middle of what’s possible. You can definitely go cheaper, but a lot of folks spend more. ---
**Author:** ![whyguoren](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@whyguoren](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/whyguoren)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048/9 "2021-03-15T15:05:26Z")
> [@NYU](#): > > Gym membership (with weights, barbells and plates, to powerlift). I pay 780 a month for my gym membership. That’s for one of the smaller branches with just weights and cardio machines. Everything you need. When I lived in Zuoying and went to the big branch there it was 1288/month. They have a basketball court, swimming pool, squash courts, steam room, hot tub, etc. > [@NYU](#): > > Food per months. Hard to say. Do you cook? Only eat out? Ok with eating local food or want to buy western food? I spend around 7-8k a month on food. Most of that is on Costco trips and I cook at home. Occasional western meal out. > [@NYU](#): > > snacks, public transport, clothes, cinema etc MRT is fairly cheap. When I take it I don’t think I ever pay more than 20-30 for a ride at the very most? I rarely take public transport though so I cant say for sure. ---
**Author:** ![NYU](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/82dd89/32.png) [@NYU](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/NYU)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 5:19am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048/10 "2021-03-16T05:19:45Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![NYU](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/82dd89/32.png) [@NYU](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/NYU)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 5:31am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048/11 "2021-03-16T05:31:39Z")
Thank you so much. Can you please tell the name of your gym. ---
**Author:** ![chydals](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/chydals/32/174348_2.png) [@chydals](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/chydals)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048/12 "2021-03-16T05:34:40Z")
> [@NYU](#): > > To buy a new\second hand bicycle. I dont need a professional one, just one which I can use to go around the city and in mountains Before buying a new/second bicycle , you can try the Youbike public bikes to go around the city You can check more info in the following Topic > [@Youbike in Kaohsiung!](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/youbike-in-kaohsiung/193150): > > I hear Ubike is popping up in Kaohsiung. Don’t know if supplementing or replacing current Citybike. Does anybody know if Taipei registration will work in Kaohsiung or have to do another registration process of some type? Sources [https://english.tbkc.gov.tw/enMessage/enBulletin/enNews?ID=4327bc55-408c-4c6d-8cbb-c38d5497b45d](https://english.tbkc.gov.tw/enMessage/enBulletin/enNews?ID=4327bc55-408c-4c6d-8cbb-c38d5497b45d) ---
**Author:** ![whyguoren](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@whyguoren](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/whyguoren)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/prices-for-random-things-in-kaohsiung/204048/13 "2021-03-16T05:47:36Z")
Fitness Factory. They have branches everywhere