Kaohsiung vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1548
🏠 One person rent
$342
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
22
😀 Quality of life
83
38
🏙️ Population
2.73M
11M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 59% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 6046th and 7950th ($932 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 369th 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 months in Linyi. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Linyi ranked 323rd in China, while ranked 389th and 7184th 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
$3.76
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$89
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$5.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$6.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$39.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$4239

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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

Cities near Linyi

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$623
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$608
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$612
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$588
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$610
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$608
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$630
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$656
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$620
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$528
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$602
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$605
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$558
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$670
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$580
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$688
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$578
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$613
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$705
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$593
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$526
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$608
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$501
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$640
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$639
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$579
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$581
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$633
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$618
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$681
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$536
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$618
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$947
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$524
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$623
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$775
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$597
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$869
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$538
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$1433