Bangalore vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$216
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$375
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.1
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$211
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
80
😀 Quality of life
63
88
🏙️ Population
12.3M
2.71M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 48% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8636th and 5770th ($507 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangalore compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Bangalore ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5497th and 281st 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
$2.64
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.4
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.61
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.57%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1811
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1018
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.37
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.81
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4228
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$303
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$339
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$320
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$332
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$283
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$232
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$302
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$274
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$331
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$330
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$306
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$348
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$339
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$313
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$318
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$264
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$322
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$294
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$259
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$312
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$315
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$250
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$409
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$290
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$275
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$379
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$325
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$359
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$508
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$265
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$335
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$317
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$342
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$329
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$372
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$317
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$333
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$268
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$327

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617