Kaohsiung vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$353
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
18
😀 Quality of life
88
46
🏙️ Population
2.71M
6.49M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 42% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5770th and 7385th ($971 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 80th 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 Shangrao. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 281st and 7068th 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
$4.32
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$25646

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628