Kaohsiung vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$342
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
81
71
😀 Quality of life
83
61
🏙️ Population
2.73M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 84% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6046th and 8633rd ($932 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 531st 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 Shijiazhuang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 389th and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Shijiazhuang

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Kaohsiung Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$4947

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734