Guangzhou vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$354
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.72M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 22% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6835th and 5666th ($782 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 3rd 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 Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 2285th and 364th 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
$2.86
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$11481

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610