Kaohsiung vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$339
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$973
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
81
29
😀 Quality of life
84
46
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.17M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 9% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5786th and 6186th ($932 vs $857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 21st in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Maoming. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 320th and 6533rd 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
$3.13
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$3744
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$5.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$18555

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$831
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$777
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$876
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$806
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$830
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$638
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$620
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$816
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$824
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$735
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$791
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$592
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$812
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$481
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$568
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$575
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1565
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$618
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$611
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$742
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$547
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$785
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$781
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$589
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$596
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2614
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2410
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$573
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$774
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$571
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$837
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$590
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$525
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$552
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$856
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$573
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$605
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$891
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1083