Kaohsiung vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$353
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
80
27
😀 Quality of life
88
28
🏙️ Population
2.71M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 79% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5770th and 8425th ($971 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Taiwan and Kenya, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 281st and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Meru

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Kaohsiung Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$10408

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$938
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583