Kaohsiung vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kaohsiung | Maoming | |
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 26% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5750th and 6647th ($956 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 39th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 417th and 6657th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 88 km or 55 mi | Taitung | |
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| 163 km or 101 mi | Changhua | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Taichung | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Miaoli | |
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| 257 km or 160 mi | Zhubei | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Yilan | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kinmen | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | New Taipei | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
| 301 km or 187 mi |  Jinjiang | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Xiamen | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Keelung | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Putian | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Shantou | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Jieyang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Puning | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Longyan | |
| 437 km or 271 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Ningde | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Meizhou | |
| 487 km or 302 mi | Sanming | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Nanping | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Shanwei | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Rui'an | |
| 575 km or 357 mi |  Tuguegarao | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Heyuan | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Huizhou | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 32 km or 20 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Yulin | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Yunfu | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Beihai | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Haikou | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Kaiping | |
| 207 km or 128 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Guigang | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Qinzhou | |
| 245 km or 153 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Fangchenggang | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Foshan | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Macau | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Laibin | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Guangzhou | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Nanning | |
| 313 km or 194 mi | Hezhou | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 329 km or 205 mi | Dongguan | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Liuzhou | |
| 337 km or 210 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Kowloon | |
| 376 km or 233 mi | Chongzuo | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 383 km or 238 mi |  Cam Pha | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Huizhou | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Ha Long | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Guilin | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Sanya | |
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| 471 km or 293 mi | Shanwei |