Kaohsiung vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$382
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$723
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
80
17
😀 Quality of life
87
44
🏙️ Population
2.72M
9.71M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 73% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5666th and 8149th ($999 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 300th 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 Nanyang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Nanyang ranked 322nd in China, while ranked 364th and 7322nd 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
$3.78
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$14394

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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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489