Kaohsiung vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kaohsiung	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2619	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$339	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1088	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	81	1
😀 Quality of life	84	26
🏙️ Population	2.73M	63.4K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 90% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5786th and 8567th ($932 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 320th and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs South Tarawa

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	Kaohsiung	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.3	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.21%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2490	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.02	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.2	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$313	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12618	$3154

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506