Kaohsiung vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$382
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
2.72M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 37% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5666th and 3728th ($999 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 364th and 3206th 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
$3.78
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791