Kaohsiung vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$370
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
72
😀 Quality of life
85
68
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.95M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 14% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5567th and 6330th ($1002 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Ukraine, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 461st and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$7835

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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 Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561