Kaohsiung vs Kayseri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kayseri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$686
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$353
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1110
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
39
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.39M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 41% more expensive than in Kayseri. Cities ranked 5770th and 7368th ($971 vs $686) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 56th in Taiwan and Turkey, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Kayseri. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kayseri ranked 5th in Turkey, while ranked 281st and 3706th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kayseri

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Kaohsiung Kayseri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$5.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
41.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$3.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$6601

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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 Kayseri

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Talas
$662
68 km or 42 mi Nevsehir
$724
110 km or 69 mi Nigde
$777
123 km or 77 mi Kirsehir
$672
124 km or 77 mi Bor
$738
133 km or 82 mi Aksaray
$725
134 km or 83 mi Yozgat
$716
145 km or 90 mi Kozan
$616
160 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$557
174 km or 108 mi Sivas
$716
180 km or 112 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
185 km or 115 mi Eregli
$678
192 km or 119 mi Ceyhan
$598
193 km or 120 mi Adana
$756
196 km or 122 mi Osmaniye
$339
198 km or 123 mi Tokat
$702
207 km or 129 mi Corum
$645
208 km or 129 mi Tarsus
$740
210 km or 130 mi Kirikkale
$662
215 km or 134 mi Islahiye
$537
215 km or 134 mi Amasya
$761
228 km or 142 mi Mersin
$836
234 km or 145 mi Hassa
$544
249 km or 155 mi Gaziantep
$549
251 km or 156 mi Malatya
$547
255 km or 158 mi Iskenderun
$565
262 km or 163 mi Cankiri
$707
263 km or 163 mi Ankara
$1033
263 km or 163 mi Karaman
$425
266 km or 165 mi Kilis
$572
267 km or 166 mi Adiyaman
$634
279 km or 173 mi Konya
$740
279 km or 174 mi Nizip
$576
288 km or 179 mi Antakya
$594
290 km or 180 mi Reyhanli
$582
293 km or 182 mi Samsun
$716
294 km or 183 mi Mut
$641
298 km or 185 mi Samandag
$597
303 km or 188 mi Polatli
$752
307 km or 191 mi Unye
$654