Kaohsiung vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$339
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
81
30
😀 Quality of life
84
29
🏙️ Population
2.73M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 92% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5786th and 8601st ($932 vs $486) 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 1.2 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 320th and 8527th 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
$3.13
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$6789

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539