Kaohsiung vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$342
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
61
😀 Quality of life
83
53
🏙️ Population
2.73M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 27% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6046th and 6747th ($932 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 389th and 6048th 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
$3.76
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$12898

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538