Kaohsiung vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$974
🏠 One person rent
$382
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
40
😀 Quality of life
87
60
🏙️ Population
2.72M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 44% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5666th and 7286th ($999 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Taiwan and India, respectively. Check Taiwan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 364th and 5975th 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
$3.78
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$929

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$910
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$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319