Kaohsiung vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$382
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
58
😀 Quality of life
87
68
🏙️ Population
2.72M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 103% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5666th and 8757th ($999 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 364th and 4718th 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
$3.78
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716