Hefei vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$205
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
80
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.73M

The cost of living in Hefei is 35% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7405th and 5750th ($625 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 4th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3963rd and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Kaohsiung

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Hefei Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$10905

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665

Cities near Kaohsiung

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