Kaohsiung vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$382
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
49
😀 Quality of life
87
71
🏙️ Population
2.72M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5666th and 7679th ($999 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 137th 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 Quanzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 364th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Quanzhou

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Kaohsiung Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$9536

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943