Kaohsiung vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1002	$9122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2658	$9989
🏠 One person rent	$370	$8093
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$6133
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$773
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.9	$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1313	$8147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	80	21
😀 Quality of life	85	80
🏙️ Population	2.73M	38.4K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 89% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 5567th and 1st ($1002 vs $9122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Monaco, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Monaco City. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 461st and 738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Monaco City

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	Kaohsiung	Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$9.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$5.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$8855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$7565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$6858
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$5483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4822	$81879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3194	$73679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.56	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.66	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$3.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.56	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$18.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$88.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.2	$86.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$45.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12260	$46461

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$894
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$894
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$894
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$914
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$1006
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$695
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$993
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$802
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$901
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1135
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$615
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$707
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1030
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$634
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$454
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$628
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$451
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$579
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$697
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$628
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$669
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$616
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$671
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$941
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$700
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$415
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$766
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$753
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$608
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$600

Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1884
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1867
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1504
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1915
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1473
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1257
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1336
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1642
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1438
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1478
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1620
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1268
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1582
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1700
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1308
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1733
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1469
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1624
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1316
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1761
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1615
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1536
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1263
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1525
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1770
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1498
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1474
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1264
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1414
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1662
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1393
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1656
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1792
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1582
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1510
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1406
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1781