Kaohsiung vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1713
🏠 One person rent
$361
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
80
19
😀 Quality of life
83
38
🏙️ Population
2.73M
9.71M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 51% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5750th and 7346th ($956 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 147th 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 1.2 months in Nanyang. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 417th and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Nanyang

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Kaohsiung Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$12899

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$600
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$571
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$591
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$582
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$583
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$591
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$604
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$538
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$637
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$577
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$591
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$552
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$621
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$586
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$576
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$529
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$655
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$547
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$505
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$528
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$538
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$509
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$619
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$577
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$580
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$505
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$519
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$588
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$512
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$615
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$577
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$584
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$559
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$520
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$564
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$504
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$558
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$479