Kaohsiung vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1749
🏠 One person rent
$382
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$356
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
74
😀 Quality of life
87
70
🏙️ Population
2.72M
9.07M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 74% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5666th and 8176th ($999 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 364th and 3872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Shenyang

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Kaohsiung Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$483
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$522
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$545
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$454
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$507
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$447
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$537
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$504
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$541
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$562
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$543
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$532
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$540
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$560
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$536
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$534
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$544
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$590
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$477
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$568
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$562
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$534
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$559
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$514
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$542
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$599
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$540
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1540
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$578
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$607
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$588
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1560
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1539
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$523