Gimhae vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gimhae Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$946
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2445
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$341
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.8
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2338
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
80
😀 Quality of life
76
87
🏙️ Population
534K
2.72M

The cost of living in Gimhae is 5% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6052nd and 5666th ($946 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 3rd in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Gimhae ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1540th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Kaohsiung

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Gimhae Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.33
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.5
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7889
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5807
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.9
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.78
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.19
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.51
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.8
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$449
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15642
$11481

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$1005
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$1114
21 km or 13 mi Changwon
$1032
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$994
31 km or 19 mi Miryang
$991
48 km or 30 mi Sacheon
$993
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
53 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1020
60 km or 37 mi Tongyeong
$981
66 km or 41 mi Gyeongsan
$976
72 km or 45 mi Jinju
$1111
75 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1043
75 km or 47 mi Gyeongju
$1012
82 km or 51 mi Yeongcheon
$997
99 km or 61 mi Pohang
$1030
100 km or 62 mi Tsushima Island
$945
112 km or 70 mi Gwangyang
$996
118 km or 74 mi Gumi
$943
120 km or 75 mi Gimcheon
$916
121 km or 75 mi Tsushima
$944
123 km or 76 mi Yeosu
$1008
131 km or 81 mi Suncheon
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Namwon
$970
147 km or 91 mi Sangju
$951
149 km or 92 mi Andong
$916
163 km or 101 mi Mungyeong
$954
170 km or 106 mi Jeonju
$823
178 km or 111 mi Yeongju
$994
179 km or 111 mi Gwangju
$1062
181 km or 113 mi Iki
$944
183 km or 114 mi Daejeon
$922
187 km or 116 mi Jeongeup
$963
187 km or 116 mi Gyeryong
$945
191 km or 119 mi Gimje
$964
191 km or 119 mi Iksan
$982
195 km or 121 mi Nonsan
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Naju
$981
200 km or 124 mi Cheongju
$903
200 km or 125 mi Sejong
$986
209 km or 130 mi Gongju
$1019

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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