Kaohsiung vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$370
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
28
😀 Quality of life
85
51
🏙️ Population
2.73M
846K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 135% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5567th and 8921st ($1002 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Nepal, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 461st and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kathmandu

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Kaohsiung Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$3066

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348