Kaohsiung vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1642
🏠 One person rent
$382
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
80
22
😀 Quality of life
87
51
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 5666th and 7752nd ($999 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th in Taiwan and Turkey, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Urfa. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 364th and 6642nd 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
$3.78
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$8142

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$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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$599
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$654
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$597
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$591
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$571
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$580
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$492
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$598
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$550
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$568
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$585
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$595
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$545
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$524
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$539
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$547
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$581
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$476
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$597
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$622
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$344
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$552
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$560
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$533
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$569
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$622
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$600
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$621
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$618
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$588
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$390
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$446
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$599
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$583
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$761