Kaohsiung vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$353
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
8
😀 Quality of life
88
64
🏙️ Population
2.71M
133K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 26% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5770th and 4490th ($971 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and Maldives, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.7 months in Male. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 281st and 5278th 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
$4.32
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$3305

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$938
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$884
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$874
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$942
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$687
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$921
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$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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$1387
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$342
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$291
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$261
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$243
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$260
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$268
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$372
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$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
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$582
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$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
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$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
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$259
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$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
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$290
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$313
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$418
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$312
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$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
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$297
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$275
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$332
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$283
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$379
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$522
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$265
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$507
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$294
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$303
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$318
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$322