Kaohsiung vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$382
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
21
😀 Quality of life
87
46
🏙️ Population
2.72M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 66% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5666th and 7929th ($999 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 364th and 7123rd 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
$3.78
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615