Kaohsiung vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$342
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
96
😀 Quality of life
83
79
🏙️ Population
2.73M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 3% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6046th and 5948th ($932 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 389th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Shenzhen

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Kaohsiung Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618