Kaohsiung vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$998
🏠 One person rent
$353
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
5
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
2.71M
115K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 136% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5770th and 8941st ($971 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 281st and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Thimphu

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Kaohsiung Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274