Kaohsiung vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$3999
🏠 One person rent
$339
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1749
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1375
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
81
37
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.44K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 44% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5786th and 2834th ($932 vs $1657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Taiwan and Malta, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 320th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Valletta

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Kaohsiung Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$10317

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Valletta

Distance City Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Sliema
$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Gzira
$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi Zabbar
$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi San Gwann
$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Birkirkara
$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Marsaskala
$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Mosta
$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
116 km or 72 mi Ragusa
$1120
132 km or 82 mi Gela
$927
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1027
148 km or 92 mi Syracuse
$1103
178 km or 111 mi Agrigento
$983
186 km or 115 mi Catania
$1163
266 km or 166 mi Reggio Calabria
$936
267 km or 166 mi Palermo
$1150
270 km or 168 mi Messina
$1122
281 km or 175 mi Marsala
$1050
295 km or 183 mi Trapani
$979
339 km or 211 mi Vibo Valentia
$1329
344 km or 214 mi Nabeul
$418
350 km or 217 mi Sousse
$423
357 km or 222 mi Tripoli
$470
362 km or 225 mi Al-Khums
$389
364 km or 226 mi Sfax
$435
376 km or 234 mi Lamezia Terme
$1530
382 km or 237 mi Catanzaro
$1324
386 km or 240 mi Zawiya
$377
390 km or 242 mi La Marsa
$596
392 km or 244 mi Sabratha
$386
395 km or 245 mi Misrata
$340
398 km or 247 mi Zuwarah
$390
399 km or 248 mi Kairouan
$433
401 km or 249 mi Tunis
$514
401 km or 249 mi Aryanah
$466
408 km or 254 mi Cosenza
$1017
422 km or 262 mi Crotone
$1307
437 km or 272 mi Gharyan
$407
441 km or 274 mi Bizerte
$355