Kaohsiung vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$342
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
81
82
😀 Quality of life
83
67
🏙️ Population
2.73M
5.38M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 7% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6046th and 6204th ($932 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Taiwan and Russia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 389th and 3645th 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
$3.76
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525