Kaohsiung vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$361
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
24
😀 Quality of life
83
39
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 62% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5750th and 7740th ($956 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 263rd in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 417th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Shaoyang

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Kaohsiung Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600