Kaohsiung vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$342
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
36
😀 Quality of life
83
12
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.48M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 10% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6046th and 5406th ($932 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Taiwan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 389th and 9136th 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
$3.76
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$1688

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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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655