Kaohsiung vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
84
85
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.37M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 55% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 5786th and 1623rd ($932 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Italy, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 320th and 292nd 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
$3.13
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$15544

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Distance City Cost of living
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
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550