Hefei vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$277
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
81
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.73M

The cost of living in Hefei is 22% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6780th and 6046th ($727 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 4th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4171st and 389th 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
$2.86
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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