Kaohsiung vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$353
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
29
😀 Quality of life
88
47
🏙️ Population
2.71M
846K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 129% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5770th and 8916th ($971 vs $424) 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 281st and 6934th 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
$4.32
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$4078

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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

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339