Bangalore vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1260
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$221
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$384
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$311
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
80
😀 Quality of life
65
85
🏙️ Population
12.3M
2.73M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 48% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8500th and 5567th ($524 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5281st and 461st 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
$3.4
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.27
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.1
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.71%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2084
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.26
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.48
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3795
$12260

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$355
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$341
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$327
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$346
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$295
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$235
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$291
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$286
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$345
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$347
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$327
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$368
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$367
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$326
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$340
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$295
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$300
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$286
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$317
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$321
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$266
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$437
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$310
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$275
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$400
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$347
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$383
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$535
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$283
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$356
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$345
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$347
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$351
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$382
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$355
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$300
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$353

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600