Kaohsiung vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kaohsiung | Valletta | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 47% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5770th and 2712th ($971 vs $1824) 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 281st and 1347th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 224 km or 139 mi | Miaoli | |
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| 257 km or 160 mi | Zhubei | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Yilan | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kinmen | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | New Taipei | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
| 301 km or 187 mi |  Jinjiang | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Xiamen | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Quanzhou | |
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| 340 km or 211 mi | Putian | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Shantou | |
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| 398 km or 247 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Jieyang | |
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| 432 km or 268 mi | Longyan | |
| 437 km or 271 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Ningde | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Meizhou | |
| 487 km or 302 mi | Sanming | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Nanping | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Shanwei | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Rui'an | |
| 575 km or 357 mi |  Tuguegarao | |
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| 600 km or 373 mi | Wenzhou | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 km or 1.1 mi |  Sliema | |
| 1.9 km or 1.2 mi | Gzira | |
| 3.2 km or 2 mi | Zabbar | |
| 3.3 km or 2.1 mi | San Gwann | |
| 4.1 km or 2.6 mi | Birkirkara | |
| 6.3 km or 3.9 mi | Marsaskala | |
| 6.4 km or 4 mi | Naxxar | |
| 7.1 km or 4.4 mi | Mosta | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | St. Paul's Bay | |
| 116 km or 72 mi |  Ragusa | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Gela | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Niscemi | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Syracuse | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Agrigento | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Catania | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Reggio Calabria | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Palermo | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Messina | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Marsala | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Trapani | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Vibo Valentia | |
| 344 km or 214 mi |  Nabeul | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Sousse | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Tripoli | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Al-Khums | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Sfax | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Lamezia Terme | |
| 382 km or 237 mi | Catanzaro | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Zawiya | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | La Marsa | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Sabratha | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Misrata | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Zuwarah | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Kairouan | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Tunis | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Aryanah | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Cosenza | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Crotone | |
| 437 km or 272 mi | Gharyan | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Bizerte |