Kaohsiung vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$3010
🏠 One person rent
$361
$814
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$1263
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
7
😀 Quality of life
83
62
🏙️ Population
2.73M
133K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 27% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5750th and 4205th ($956 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Taiwan and Maldives, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1 months in Male. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 417th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$3201

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$814
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$788
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$770
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$796
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$813
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$894
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$728
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$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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$1651
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$333
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$287
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$275
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$244
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$273
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$306
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$383
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$346
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
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$580
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$631
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$294
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$498
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$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$429
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$502
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$306
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$310
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$325
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$316
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$339
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$425
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$344
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$582
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$300
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$295
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$314
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$302
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$311
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$304
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$412
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$546
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$280
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$533
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$306
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$351
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$342
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$360