Chengdu vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$240
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1264
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
80
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
20.9M
2.73M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 35% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7421st and 5750th ($623 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 4th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1890th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Kaohsiung

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Chengdu Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$10905

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$581
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$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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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