Kaohsiung vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$382
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
53
😀 Quality of life
87
71
🏙️ Population
2.72M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 49% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5666th and 7431st ($999 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 364th and 3738th 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
$3.78
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525