Kaohsiung vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$342
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
53
😀 Quality of life
83
50
🏙️ Population
2.73M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 40% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6046th and 7155th ($932 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd 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 57th in China, while ranked 389th and 6224th 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
$3.76
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$22902

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014