Kaohsiung vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$765
🏠 One person rent
$339
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
36
😀 Quality of life
84
17
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.48M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 164% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5786th and 9080th ($932 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Taiwan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 320th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Onitsha

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Kaohsiung Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$704

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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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617