Kaohsiung vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1595
🏠 One person rent
$353
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
80
17
😀 Quality of life
88
44
🏙️ Population
2.71M
9.71M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 69% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5770th and 8211th ($971 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 352nd in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 281st and 7311th 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
$4.32
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$16421

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$521
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$562
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$545
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$541
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$533
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$575
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$529
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$599
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$556
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$519
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$516
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$593
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$487
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$556
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$522
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$504
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$540
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$520
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$514
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$524
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$589
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$610
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$513
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$520
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$587
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$523
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$595
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$583
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$525
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$525
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$537
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$513
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$554
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$492