Kaohsiung vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
2.71M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 42% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5770th and 3277th ($971 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Russia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 281st and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Moscow

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Kaohsiung Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$20160

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749