Kaohsiung vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2098
🏠 One person rent
$342
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
81
29
😀 Quality of life
83
44
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.17M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 21% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 6046th and 6548th ($932 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 45th 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 132nd in China, while ranked 389th and 6627th 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
$3.76
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$6440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$18483

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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 Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$774
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$781
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$895
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$794
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$839
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$660
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$671
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$824
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$819
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$725
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$806
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$614
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$830
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$491
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$595
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$602
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1590
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$641
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$623
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$763
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$572
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$780
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$808
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$678
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$607
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$958
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2753
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2427
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$586
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$783
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$629
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$592
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$538
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$778
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$852
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$601
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$606
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$801
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1014