Kaohsiung vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$353
$780
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1339
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$2494
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
80
43
😀 Quality of life
88
85
🏙️ Population
2.71M
886K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 45% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 5770th and 2979th ($971 vs $1759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 40th in Taiwan and France, respectively. Check Taiwan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Marseille ranked 12th in France, while ranked 281st and 453rd 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
$4.32
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$5339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$3745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$21.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$10478

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$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

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1827
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1530
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1488
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1501
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1440
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1644
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$2002
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1863
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1901
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7483
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1474
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1568
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1307
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1202
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1541
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1560
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1264
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1328
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1469
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1506
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1386
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1608
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1749
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1352
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1659
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1578
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1747
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1320
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1865
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1142
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1584
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1613