Kaohsiung vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$370
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$1116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
82
😀 Quality of life
85
71
🏙️ Population
2.73M
5.65M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 3% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5567th and 5813th ($1002 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Taiwan and Russia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 461st and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Saint Petersburg

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Kaohsiung Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$10534

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566