Kaohsiung vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$342
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
81
30
😀 Quality of life
83
25
🏙️ Population
2.73M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 74% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6046th and 8393rd ($932 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Taiwan and Kenya, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 389th and 8584th 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
$3.76
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$8360

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545