Kaohsiung vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$339
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
81
96
😀 Quality of life
84
73
🏙️ Population
2.73M
12.5M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 9% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5786th and 5167th ($932 vs $1021) 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 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 320th and 1608th 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
$3.13
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$10868

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517