Kaohsiung vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1459
🏠 One person rent
$382
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$279
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
79
😀 Quality of life
87
65
🏙️ Population
2.72M
2.24M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 64% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 5666th and 7868th ($999 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 364th and 5230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Tangerang

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Kaohsiung Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$3.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$49.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$99.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$8077

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$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

Cities near Tangerang

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi South Tangerang
$536
24 km or 15 mi Jakarta
$684
32 km or 20 mi Depok
$391
41 km or 26 mi Bekasi
$556
50 km or 31 mi Bogor
$467
54 km or 33 mi Serang
$488
71 km or 44 mi Cilegon
$487
89 km or 55 mi Sukabumi
$551
127 km or 79 mi Cimahi
$502
134 km or 83 mi Bandung
$536
173 km or 107 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
189 km or 117 mi Metro
$417
216 km or 134 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
222 km or 138 mi Cirebon
$515
248 km or 154 mi Banjar
$478
287 km or 178 mi Tegal
$478
314 km or 195 mi Cilacap
$470
345 km or 215 mi Pekalongan
$474
405 km or 251 mi Prabumulih
$405
411 km or 255 mi Palembang
$388
427 km or 265 mi Semarang
$499
445 km or 276 mi Pagar Alam
$439
446 km or 277 mi Salatiga
$424
450 km or 279 mi Yogyakarta
$445
487 km or 303 mi Surakarta
$405
526 km or 327 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
552 km or 343 mi Bengkulu
$456
564 km or 350 mi Madiun
$445
610 km or 379 mi Jambi
$439
621 km or 386 mi Kediri
$453
645 km or 401 mi Blitar
$439
656 km or 408 mi Mojokerto
$419
677 km or 421 mi Batu
$408
685 km or 425 mi Surabaya
$549
690 km or 429 mi Malang
$379
711 km or 442 mi Pasuruan
$459
747 km or 464 mi Probolinggo
$476
748 km or 465 mi Pontianak
$411
825 km or 513 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
829 km or 515 mi Singkawang
$419