Bangalore vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Bangalore Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$576
$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2505
🏠 One person rent
$251
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$446
$707
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1489
$1134
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
81
😀 Quality of life
71
85
🏙️ Population
12.3M
2.73M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 36% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7806th and 6011th ($576 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2258th and 250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Kaohsiung

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Bangalore Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$573
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$99.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9%
2.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$4674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.8
$36.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$9.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.87
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$9.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.5
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.7
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.7
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2900
$8427

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$261
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$323
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$346
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$325
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$346
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$267
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$361
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$285
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$315
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$295
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$375
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$346
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$326
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$338
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$354
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$327
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$328
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$326
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$314
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$298
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$299
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$388
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$333
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$424
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$311
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$316
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$365
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$301
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$304
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$392
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$340
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$332
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$285
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$330
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$377
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$387
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$331
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$343
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$321
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$363

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$1003
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$1000
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$888
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$866
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$869
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$884
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$971
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$690
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$827
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$911
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$896
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$865
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1032
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$685
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$792
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$687
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$913
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$688
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$753
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$989
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$808
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$680
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$957
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$928
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$508
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1180
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$709
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$847
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$671
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$679
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1073
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1180
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$762
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$534
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$866
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$819
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$646