Kaohsiung vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$382
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1006
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
80
27
😀 Quality of life
87
52
🏙️ Population
2.72M
6.17M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 27% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5666th and 6807th ($999 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 30th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 364th and 6563rd 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
$3.78
$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$19015

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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 Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$790
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$805
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$896
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$738
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$832
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$664
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$694
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$844
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$816
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$699
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$807
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$605
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$848
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$534
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$592
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$611
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1718
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$674
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$608
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$782
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$564
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$769
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$795
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$666
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$587
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2674
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2415
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$580
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$760
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$621
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$585
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$533
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$774
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$807
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$584
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$571
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$765
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$943