Kaohsiung vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1002	$301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2658	$724
🏠 One person rent	$370	$85.2
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$131
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.9	$26.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1313	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	80	39
😀 Quality of life	85	47
🏙️ Population	2.73M	929K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 233% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 5567th and 9202nd ($1002 vs $301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 11th in Taiwan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Khulna. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 461st and 6845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Khulna

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	Kaohsiung	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$1.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$59.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$38
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$68
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4822	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3194	$311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$8.31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.56	$1.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.66	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$2.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.56	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.2	$9.26
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12260	$1374

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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

Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$300
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$312
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$328
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$313
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$320
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$320
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$313
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$327
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$315
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$324
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$320
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$318
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$312
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$286
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$318
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$366
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$323
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$333
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$348
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$464
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$324
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$352
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$376
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$302
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$362
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$287
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$287
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$282
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$358