Kaohsiung vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$342
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
43
😀 Quality of life
83
55
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 3% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6046th and 6109th ($932 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 389th and 5802nd 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
$3.76
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$7750

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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
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594