Kaohsiung vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$339
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
70
😀 Quality of life
84
65
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.95M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 23% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 5786th and 6536th ($932 vs $760) 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 1.2 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 320th and 4566th 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
$3.13
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$7179

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528