Kaohsiung vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$2255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
98
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.35M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 5770th and 1228th ($971 vs $2328) 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1 months in Milan. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 281st and 276th 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
$4.32
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$19884

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653