Changsha vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$178
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1088
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
70
84
🏙️ Population
10M
2.73M

The cost of living in Changsha is 43% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8258th and 5786th ($533 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 5th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 2707th and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Kaohsiung

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Changsha Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Kaohsiung

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