Kaohsiung vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Kaohsiung Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2505
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$315
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$707
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1134
$1034
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
85
75
🏙️ Population
2.73M
12.5M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 4% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6011th and 5879th ($903 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Taiwan and Russia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Moscow. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 250th and 1190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$647
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$731
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.9
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$5.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.3%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4674
$6028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$2964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.7
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.25
$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.86
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.2
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.9
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$274
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8427
$9208

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$1003
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$1000
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$888
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$866
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$869
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$884
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$971
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$690
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$827
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$911
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$896
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$865
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1032
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$685
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$792
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$687
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$913
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$688
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$753
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$989
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$808
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$680
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$957
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$928
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$508
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1180
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$709
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$847
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$671
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$679
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1073
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1180
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$762
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$534
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$866
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$819
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397