Chang Tiao, the chairman of the Kaohsiung Architectural Professionals Association, points out that for similar housing at an equivalent distance from the city center, prices in Kaohsiung are only about one-third of what they are in Taipei. For members of the middle class, who are unable to keep up with the rising real estate prices in Taipei, this is a very attractive point in Kaohsiung's favor.
高雄市建築投資商業同業公會理事長張調指出，同樣的建材、離市中心同樣的距離，目前高雄的房價只有台北的三分之一左右，這對於在台北苦追房價、望塵莫及的中產階級而言，相當具有吸引力。