Kaohsiung vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$6593
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$10079
🏠 One person rent
$361
$5638
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$6516
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$705
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$58.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$6335
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
80
21
😀 Quality of life
83
63
🏙️ Population
2.73M
38.4K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 85% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 5750th and 2nd ($956 vs $6593) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1 months in Monaco City. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 417th and 4590th 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
$3.82
$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$7.53
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$5.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$5775
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$5319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$6181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$6198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$52.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$79784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$66886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$23.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$8.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$11.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$5.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$79.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$80.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$35.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$151
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$2055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$41744

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KaohsiungMonaco City

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$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
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$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
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$6747
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1364
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1673
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1452
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1650
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1362
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1707
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1344
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1074
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1203
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1512
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1338
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1308
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1470
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1209
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1424
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1568
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1293
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1571
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1401
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1389
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1202
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1496
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1348
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1478
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1162
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1434
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1503
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1338
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1271
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1157
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1328
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1474
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1280
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1495
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1576
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1334
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1371
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1310
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496