Kaohsiung vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$382
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
87
77
🏙️ Population
2.72M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 6% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5666th and 6106th ($999 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 364th and 1113th 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
$3.78
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$22916

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638