Kaohsiung vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$382
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
17
😀 Quality of life
87
44
🏙️ Population
2.72M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 66% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5666th and 7914th ($999 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 364th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Shangqiu

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Kaohsiung Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$16802

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518