Kaohsiung vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$353
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
17
😀 Quality of life
88
44
🏙️ Population
2.71M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 59% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5770th and 7879th ($971 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 281st and 7390th 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
$4.32
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$19212

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522