Guangzhou vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$352
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
80
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.73M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 19% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6548th and 5750th ($774 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 4th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1055th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kaohsiung

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Guangzhou Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$8.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$10905

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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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