Kaohsiung vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$946
🏠 One person rent
$342
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$46.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$196
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
81
29
😀 Quality of life
83
21
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.87M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 151% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 6046th and 9056th ($932 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Taiwan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Multan ranked 14th in Pakistan, while ranked 389th and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Multan

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Kaohsiung Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$2.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$63
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
16.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$902
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$3.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$2.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$14.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$23.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$1034

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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

Cities near Multan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$358
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$294
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$360
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$292
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$344
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$312
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$310
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$319
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$373
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$456
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$376
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$268
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$406
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$280
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$313
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$500
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$330
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$325
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$441
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$374
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$335
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$328
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$376
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$378
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$439
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$323
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$338
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$285
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$327
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$469
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$344
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$430
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$252
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$375
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$372
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$371