Kaohsiung vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$342
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
70
😀 Quality of life
83
64
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.95M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 17% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6046th and 6450th ($932 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 0.7 months in Kyiv. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 389th and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kyiv

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Kaohsiung Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$7166

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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

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563