Kaohsiung vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$342
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
81
7
😀 Quality of life
83
61
🏙️ Population
2.73M
133K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 28% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6046th and 4342nd ($932 vs $1295) 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Male. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 389th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Male

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Kaohsiung Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$3225

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$841
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$801
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$707
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$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
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$841
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$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
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$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

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$1515
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$370
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$331
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$289
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$250
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$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
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$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
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$340
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$435
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$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
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$324
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$289
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$325
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$330
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$433
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$534
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$298
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$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
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$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352