Kaohsiung vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$342
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
81
24
😀 Quality of life
83
39
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 52% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6046th and 7649th ($932 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 389th and 7013th 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
$3.76
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610