Kaohsiung vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$361	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	40
😀 Quality of life	83	63
🏙️ Population	2.73M	573K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 36% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 5750th and 6866th ($956 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Taiwan and Morocco, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 417th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Rabat

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	Kaohsiung	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$5394

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430