Kaohsiung vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$342
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
81
96
😀 Quality of life
83
74
🏙️ Population
2.73M
13M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 13% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6046th and 5091st ($932 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Russia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 389th and 1280th 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
$3.76
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$11652

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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
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541