Kaohsiung vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$361
$742
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1283
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$1698
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
57
😀 Quality of life
83
86
🏙️ Population
2.73M
458K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 32% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 5750th and 3823rd ($956 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Estonia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 417th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Tallinn

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Kaohsiung Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$7151

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$728
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$821
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$875
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$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
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$1073
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$1181
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$627
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$688
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$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
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$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
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$451
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$669
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$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
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$431
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$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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$1219
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$1509
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$1816
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$1879
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$899
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$1441
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$1671
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$1220
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$1509
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$1486
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$1479
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$1533
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$1064
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1327
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$933
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$1323
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$1396
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$973
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$1443
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$1045
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$1286
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$1450
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$952
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$1309
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$1495
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$1398
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$1450
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1064
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$1329
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$1355
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$953
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$1544
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$835
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$1391
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$1464
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$1432
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$1426
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$1254
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$1295
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