Kaohsiung vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$361	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	54
😀 Quality of life	83	66
🏙️ Population	2.73M	8.78M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 48% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5750th and 7256th ($956 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 118th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 417th and 4015th 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	$3.82	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$20567

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936