Kaohsiung vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kaohsiung Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$342
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
81
19
😀 Quality of life
83
38
🏙️ Population
2.73M
9.71M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 42% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6046th and 7242nd ($932 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 159th 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 1.2 months in Nanyang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 389th and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kaohsiung vs Nanyang infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kaohsiung vs Nanyang

Prices for goods and services in Kaohsiung and Nanyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kaohsiung Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$14023

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502