Global CityIntelligence

Taiwan / East Asia

Kaohsiung City Intelligence

Kaohsiung is southern Taiwan's largest port metro, with heavy-industry transition, harbour regeneration, and active light-rail expansion used for regional comparison. Kaohsiung is a east asia city of about ~2.7M city in Taiwan. On the composite city-intelligence score, Kaohsiung sits around the indexed median (76/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~2.7M city
View of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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Overall score

Use the Kaohsiung profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and port-economy-transition signals alongside Taipei and other East-Asian metros.

Overall76/100
Affordability76/100
Air quality68/100
Energy70/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

76/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Kaohsiung data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Kaohsiung city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score76/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living76/100Kaohsiung's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality68/100Kaohsiung's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy70/100Kaohsiung's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety73/100Kaohsiung's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed73/100Kaohsiung's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk70/100Kaohsiung's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience70/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety82/100
Low crime84/100
Personal safety84/100
Night safety76/100
Road safety79/100

Kaohsiung ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (82/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life78/100
Healthcare86/100
Education91/100
Green space44/100
Cleanliness83/100
Infrastructure96/100
Mobility79/100

Kaohsiung has a high quality-of-life estimate (78/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness78/100
Education91/100
Green space44/100
Overall safety82/100

Kaohsiung scores high for family living (78/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability82/100
Walkability96/100
Cycling62/100
Infrastructure96/100

Kaohsiung is very high for remote workers (82/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability75/100
Healthcare86/100
Cleanliness83/100
Outdoor lifestyle19/100

Kaohsiung is high for retirement (75/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Kaohsiung

Local public safety guidance for Kaohsiung, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Kaohsiung, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Taiwan emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Kaohsiung

Healthcare context for Kaohsiung, with national-level information from Taiwan where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Kaohsiung, see the Taiwan healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Kaohsiung

Local mobility context for Kaohsiung, with national-level context from Taiwan where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Kaohsiung, see the Taiwan transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Kaohsiung. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Kaohsiung

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Kaohsiung will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Kaohsiung air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Kaohsiung modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Kaohsiung

Cost of living estimates for Kaohsiung — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Kaohsiung

Climate profile for Kaohsiung — Tropical climate, annual average 24.6°C, comfort score 52/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Kaohsiung

Economy and jobs profile for Kaohsiung — industrial city, economy score 80/100, key industries including manufacturing, technology, research. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Kaohsiung

Education profile for Kaohsiung — student city, education score 73/100, 6 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Kaohsiung

Healthcare and retirement profile for Kaohsiung — major healthcare center, healthcare score 75/100, retirement score 71/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Arrival planning guide for Kaohsiung

Practical arrival planning context for Kaohsiung — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.

Estimate a monthly budget for Kaohsiung

Estimate a monthly budget for Kaohsiung using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Kaohsiung

Plan a trip budget for Kaohsiung using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Kaohsiung

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Kaohsiung. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Taipei, Taiwan

Same region · about 299 km from Kaohsiung. Explore Taipei's city intelligence profile.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Cross-border · about 631 km from Kaohsiung. Explore Hong Kong's city intelligence profile.

Shenzhen, China

Cross-border · about 641 km from Kaohsiung. Explore Shenzhen's city intelligence profile.

Guangzhou, China

Cross-border · about 723 km from Kaohsiung. Explore Guangzhou's city intelligence profile.

Manila, Philippines

Cross-border · about 895 km from Kaohsiung. Explore Manila's city intelligence profile.

Interpretation

Use the Kaohsiung profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and port-economy-transition signals alongside Taipei and other East-Asian metros. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (76/100) and safety (73/100). The area most worth watching is air quality (68/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Taiwan country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Kaohsiung appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.