Kaohsiung vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1404
🏠 One person rent
$382
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$301
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$793
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
19
😀 Quality of life
87
47
🏙️ Population
2.72M
11M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 89% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 5666th and 8538th ($999 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 456th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Linyi. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Linyi ranked 194th in China, while ranked 364th and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Linyi

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Kaohsiung Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$3.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$95.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$7190

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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

Cities near Linyi

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$542
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$571
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$576
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$553
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$549
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$566
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$572
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$617
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$563
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$514
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$564
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$541
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$523
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$548
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$548
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$558
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$563
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$581
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$661
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$550
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$554
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$515
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$449
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$457
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$592
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$566
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$581
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$547
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$649
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$510
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$545
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$922
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$519
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$594
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$602
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$540
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$748
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$505
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$803