Kaohsiung vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2117
🏠 One person rent
$353
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$745
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1025
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
80
27
😀 Quality of life
88
51
🏙️ Population
2.71M
6.17M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 22% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5770th and 6780th ($971 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 30th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Maoming ranked 109th in China, while ranked 281st and 6580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Maoming

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Kaohsiung Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$19775

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$802
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$824
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$908
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$751
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$839
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$679
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$711
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$858
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$828
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$714
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$807
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$617
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$873
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$548
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$602
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$627
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1734
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$678
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$620
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$785
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$580
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$778
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$801
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$694
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$601
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$995
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2663
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2396
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$592
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$766
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$574
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$638
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$579
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$528
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$782
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$793
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$593
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$564
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$777
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$954