Kaohsiung vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$353
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
53
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
2.71M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 47% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5770th and 7558th ($971 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 281st and 2343rd 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
$4.32
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$15801

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538