Bangalore vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1259
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$223
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
80
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
12.3M
2.72M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 48% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8579th and 5666th ($523 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5518th and 364th 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
$3.08
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$495
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.4
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.12
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.38
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4350
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$332
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$347
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$334
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$349
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$297
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$236
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$300
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$285
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$346
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$344
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$322
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$367
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$359
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$331
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$335
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$282
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$306
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$271
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$320
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$316
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$262
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$430
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$299
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$285
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$389
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$341
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$376
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$533
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$273
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$349
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$338
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$348
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$350
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$387
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$349
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$299
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$343

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610