Guangzhou vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$333
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
81
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.73M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6046th ($763 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1036th and 389th 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
$3.58
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$12438

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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