Kaohsiung vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$339
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
40
😀 Quality of life
84
51
🏙️ Population
2.73M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 15% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5786th and 6358th ($932 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and India, respectively. Check Taiwan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 320th and 6236th 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
$3.13
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$1785

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$913
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361