Kaohsiung vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$353
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$859
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
80
22
😀 Quality of life
88
51
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 67% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 5770th and 8147th ($971 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 101st in Taiwan and Turkey, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Urfa. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 281st and 6572nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Urfa

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Kaohsiung Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$9341

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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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$634
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$609
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$576
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$549
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$596
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$518
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$547
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$608
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$619
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$572
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$565
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$527
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$551
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$537
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$579
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$490
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$640
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$339
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$559
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$557
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$515
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$565
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$594
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$598
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$616
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$601
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$384
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$441
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$597
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$590
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$756