Kaohsiung vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$382
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
44
😀 Quality of life
87
62
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 8% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5666th and 6169th ($999 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Taiwan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 364th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Ulaanbaatar

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Kaohsiung Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$7641

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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
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635