Kaohsiung vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$353
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
88
76
🏙️ Population
2.71M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 15% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5770th and 4880th ($971 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 281st and 1178th 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
$4.32
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$27610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789