Kaohsiung vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$7469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$11505
🏠 One person rent
$342
$6524
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$7895
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$676
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$6658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
81
21
😀 Quality of life
83
79
🏙️ Population
2.73M
38.4K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 88% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 6046th and 1st ($932 vs $7469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Monaco, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Monaco City. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Monaco City ranked 1st in Monaco, while ranked 389th and 613th 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
$3.76
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$8.89
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$4.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$7511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$5954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$6493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$7789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
2.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$85921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$71911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$5.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$17.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$37.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$191
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$2156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$44554

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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
0.9 km or 0.6 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
8.1 km or 5 mi Menton
$1460
12 km or 7.7 mi Nice
$1721
17 km or 10 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
29 km or 18 mi Antibes
$1732
30 km or 19 mi Sanremo
$1510
38 km or 23 mi Cannes
$1766
52 km or 32 mi Imperia
$1429
73 km or 45 mi Cuneo
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Mondovi
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Savona
$1543
132 km or 82 mi Manosque
$1407
138 km or 86 mi Toulon
$1356
143 km or 89 mi Genoa
$1498
144 km or 90 mi Asti
$1200
150 km or 93 mi Turin
$1502
160 km or 100 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
162 km or 101 mi Alessandria
$1396
172 km or 107 mi Marseille
$1607
173 km or 108 mi Tortona
$1380
189 km or 117 mi Voghera
$1553
193 km or 120 mi Vercelli
$1248
195 km or 121 mi Miramas
$1545
198 km or 123 mi La Spezia
$1425
201 km or 125 mi Bastia
$1571
210 km or 130 mi Biella
$1164
210 km or 131 mi Grenoble
$1473
210 km or 131 mi Vigevano
$1724
211 km or 131 mi Avignon
$1426
212 km or 132 mi Pavia
$1449
213 km or 132 mi Novara
$1262
218 km or 136 mi Carrara
$1357
223 km or 139 mi Aosta
$1364
228 km or 142 mi Viareggio
$1306
228 km or 142 mi Ajaccio
$1591
231 km or 143 mi Buccinasco
$1616
233 km or 145 mi Piacenza
$1494
234 km or 146 mi Livorno
$1454
236 km or 146 mi Chambery
$1448
238 km or 148 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633