Kaohsiung vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$353
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
49
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
2.71M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 50% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5770th and 7630th ($971 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 281st and 3354th 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
$4.32
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$9745

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954