Kaohsiung vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3989
🏠 One person rent
$342
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1329
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$2387
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
81
43
😀 Quality of life
83
85
🏙️ Population
2.73M
873K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 42% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 6046th and 3227th ($932 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 41st in Taiwan and France, respectively. Check Taiwan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 389th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Marseille

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Kaohsiung Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$7.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$9905

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$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

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498