Kaohsiung vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1718
🏠 One person rent
$339
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
81
19
😀 Quality of life
84
41
🏙️ Population
2.73M
9.71M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 45% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5786th and 7280th ($932 vs $642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 199th 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 Nanyang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Nanyang ranked 343rd in China, while ranked 320th and 7103rd 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
$3.13
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$41.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$366
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$3.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$21.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$12778

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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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$622
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$589
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$600
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$601
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$605
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$624
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$554
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$651
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$601
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$608
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$570
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$639
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$599
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$580
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$543
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$658
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$563
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$498
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$542
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$554
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$525
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$629
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$539
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$590
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$584
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$524
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$604
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$506
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$624
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$594
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$589
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$580
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$538
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$580
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$544
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$605
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$574
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$583