Kaohsiung vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$382
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
5
😀 Quality of life
87
45
🏙️ Population
2.72M
115K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 142% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5666th and 8957th ($999 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Taiwan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 364th and 7238th 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
$3.78
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$633

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285