Kaohsiung vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$353
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
58
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
2.71M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 87% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5770th and 8567th ($971 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 492nd in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 281st and 4412th 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
$4.32
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740