Kaohsiung vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$339
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$315
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
22
😀 Quality of life
84
41
🏙️ Population
2.73M
11M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 65% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 5786th and 7973rd ($932 vs $566) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 430th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1 months in Linyi. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Linyi ranked 312th in China, while ranked 320th and 7031st 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
$3.13
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$87.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$280
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$9.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$6.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$89.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$4180

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Linyi

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$613
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$605
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$610
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$608
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$575
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$585
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$616
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$641
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$599
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$532
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$572
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$581
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$548
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$640
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$550
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$668
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$544
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$604
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$699
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$571
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$525
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$591
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$507
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$623
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$626
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$542
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$538
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$621
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$600
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$653
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$530
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$600
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$927
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$532
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$624
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$743
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$570
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$506
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$521
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$1400