Kaohsiung vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$1262
🏠 One person rent	$361	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$21.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	80	1
😀 Quality of life	83	23
🏙️ Population	2.73M	63.4K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 86% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5750th and 8525th ($956 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 417th and 8757th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs South Tarawa

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	Kaohsiung	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$39.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$1450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$6.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$3341

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1488
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1494
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$669
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$659
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1401
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1411
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$1946
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$660
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$977
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$810
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$808
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$644
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$647
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1604
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1652
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1002
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$531
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$513
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2909
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1335
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$420
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1478
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1667
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2735
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1683
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1748
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2016
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2562