Kaohsiung vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$342
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
83
79
🏙️ Population
2.73M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 18% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6046th and 4780th ($932 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 389th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Shanghai

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Kaohsiung Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774