Kaohsiung vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$339
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
61
😀 Quality of life
84
56
🏙️ Population
2.73M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 38% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5786th and 6976th ($932 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 320th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Ningbo

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Kaohsiung Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$9922

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524