Kaohsiung vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$370
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
70
😀 Quality of life
85
65
🏙️ Population
2.73M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 99% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5567th and 8645th ($1002 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 489th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 461st and 5294th 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
$3.91
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$4870

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707