Dongguan vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$257
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
81
😀 Quality of life
69
83
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.73M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 27% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7055th and 6046th ($678 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 4th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3115th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kaohsiung

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Dongguan Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643