Kaohsiung vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$382
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
61
😀 Quality of life
87
63
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 100% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 5666th and 8722nd ($999 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th in Taiwan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 364th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kharkiv

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Kaohsiung Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$2953

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$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562