Kaohsiung vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$339
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
81
82
😀 Quality of life
84
66
🏙️ Population
2.73M
5.38M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 15% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5786th and 6353rd ($932 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Taiwan and Russia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 320th and 4239th 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
$3.13
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$6504

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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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438