Hong Kong vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Hong Kong Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2720
$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6301
$2505
🏠 One person rent
$1835
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$3529
$707
🍽️ Food expenses
$504
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2965
$1134
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
91
85
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.73M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 201% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 217th and 6011th ($2720 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 Hong Kong compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 85th and 250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Kaohsiung

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Hong Kong Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.33
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$1.93
☕ Cappuccino
$5.43
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2264
$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4294
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$99.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.82%
2.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29924
$4674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$20559
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$36.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$9.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.85
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18990
$8427

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1043
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$657
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1601
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$576
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$726
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$692
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$760
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1073
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$605
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$797
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$866
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$766
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$798
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$811
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$928
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$819
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$808
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$847
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$788
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$773
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$495
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$562
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$771
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$831
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$811
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$664
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$508
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$753
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$792
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$644
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$865
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$521
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$592

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$1003
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$1000
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$888
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$866
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$869
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$884
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$971
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$690
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$827
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$911
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$896
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$865
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1032
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$685
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$792
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$687
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$913
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$688
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$753
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$989
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$808
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$680
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$957
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$928
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$508
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1180
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$709
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$847
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$671
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$679
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1073
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1180
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$762
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$534
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$866
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$819
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$646