Kaohsiung vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$4813
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1082
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1874
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$4366
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
80
84
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
2.71M
633K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 52% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5770th and 1987th ($971 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 8th in Taiwan and Germany, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 281st and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Stuttgart

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Kaohsiung Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$67
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$18116

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1794
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1788
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1777
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1769
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1724
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1774
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1764
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1772
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1817
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1896
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1660
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1893
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1717
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1740
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1521
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1801
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1735
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1807
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1747
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1803
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1773
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1735
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1719
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1771
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1726
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1733