Gimhae vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gimhae Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$901
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$300
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$522
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$435
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2588
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
81
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
534K
2.73M

The cost of living in Gimhae is 3% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6130th and 6046th ($901 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 4th in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Gimhae compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Gimhae ranked 20th best city to live in South Korea vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1665th and 389th 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
$6.76
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.05
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7296
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6199
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.37
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.52
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14608
$12438

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$973
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$1122
21 km or 13 mi Changwon
$1083
31 km or 19 mi Masan
$1002
31 km or 19 mi Miryang
$992
48 km or 30 mi Sacheon
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
53 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Tongyeong
$931
66 km or 41 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
72 km or 45 mi Jinju
$1146
75 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1114
75 km or 47 mi Gyeongju
$1341
82 km or 51 mi Yeongcheon
$941
99 km or 61 mi Pohang
$1000
100 km or 62 mi Tsushima Island
$981
112 km or 70 mi Gwangyang
$999
118 km or 74 mi Gumi
$977
120 km or 75 mi Gimcheon
$995
121 km or 75 mi Tsushima
$980
123 km or 76 mi Yeosu
$981
131 km or 81 mi Suncheon
$1027
137 km or 85 mi Namwon
$1005
147 km or 91 mi Sangju
$981
149 km or 92 mi Andong
$871
163 km or 101 mi Mungyeong
$992
170 km or 106 mi Jeonju
$915
178 km or 111 mi Yeongju
$978
179 km or 111 mi Gwangju
$1178
181 km or 113 mi Iki
$985
183 km or 114 mi Daejeon
$975
187 km or 116 mi Jeongeup
$1000
187 km or 116 mi Gyeryong
$999
191 km or 119 mi Gimje
$968
191 km or 119 mi Iksan
$980
195 km or 121 mi Nonsan
$1084
198 km or 123 mi Naju
$1040
200 km or 124 mi Cheongju
$997
200 km or 125 mi Sejong
$1043
209 km or 130 mi Gongju
$1098

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643