Kaohsiung vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$339
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
20
😀 Quality of life
84
43
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.49M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 29% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5786th and 6691st ($932 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 70th 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 months in Shangrao. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 320th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Shangrao

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Kaohsiung Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$20642

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696