Kaohsiung vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$2146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$5367
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1194
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2348
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$2119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
83
86
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.35M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 57% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6046th and 1476th ($932 vs $2146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 389th and 305th 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
$3.76
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$6.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$9597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$836
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$14475

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$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
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573