Bangalore vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2684
🏠 One person rent	$219	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$1264
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	80
😀 Quality of life	68	83
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.73M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 44% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8398th and 5750th ($533 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3159th and 417th 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	$3.18	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$10905

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601