Kaohsiung vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$933
🏠 One person rent
$353
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
40
😀 Quality of life
88
60
🏙️ Population
2.71M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 46% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5770th and 7534th ($971 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and India, respectively. Check Taiwan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 281st and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Surat

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Kaohsiung Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$877

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298