Kaohsiung vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$353
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
21
😀 Quality of life
88
46
🏙️ Population
2.71M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 61% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5770th and 7943rd ($971 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 281st and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Shaoyang

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Kaohsiung Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619