Kaohsiung vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kaohsiung Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$342
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
40
😀 Quality of life
83
48
🏙️ Population
2.73M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 19% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6046th and 6501st ($932 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 0.6 months in Surat. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 389th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kaohsiung vs Surat infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kaohsiung vs Surat

Prices for goods and services in Kaohsiung and Surat are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kaohsiung Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$1527

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348