Kaohsiung vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3442
🏠 One person rent
$342
$758
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1325
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
56
😀 Quality of life
83
86
🏙️ Population
2.73M
458K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 36% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6046th and 3932nd ($932 vs $1447) 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 389th and 323rd 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
$3.76
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.34
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$897
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
5.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$4778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$7079

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1278
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1936
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$2023
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$973
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1525
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1782
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1363
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1570
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1532
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1102
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1453
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$966
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1571
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1534
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1120
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1416
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1546
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$979
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1591
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1453
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1544
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1151
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1447
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$846
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$893
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1469
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1527
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1499
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1331
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1467