Kaohsiung vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$342
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
81
28
😀 Quality of life
83
45
🏙️ Population
2.73M
846K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 111% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6046th and 8885th ($932 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Nepal, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 389th and 6524th 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
$3.76
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$4063

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330