Kaohsiung vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$339
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
84
78
🏙️ Population
2.73M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5786th and 4461st ($932 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 320th and 558th 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
$3.13
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740