Guangzhou vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$342
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
80
😀 Quality of life
77
88
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.71M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 19% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6854th and 5770th ($785 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 5th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1149th and 281st 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
$2.93
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617