Kaohsiung vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$5666
🏠 One person rent
$382
$1333
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
98
😀 Quality of life
87
88
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.35M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 5666th and 1148th ($999 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Taiwan and Italy, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1 months in Milan. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 364th and 336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Milan

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Kaohsiung Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1958
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$5173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$18202

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719