Kaohsiung vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$5010
🏠 One person rent
$361
$1119
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$2148
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$2069
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
98
😀 Quality of life
83
86
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.35M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 53% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 5750th and 1772nd ($956 vs $2022) 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1 months in Milan. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 417th and 341st 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
$3.82
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$9154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$4766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$14604

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506