Kaohsiung vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$382
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
18
😀 Quality of life
87
47
🏙️ Population
2.72M
6.49M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 50% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5666th and 7479th ($999 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 91st 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 364th and 6989th 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
$3.78
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$30231

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633