Kaohsiung vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$370
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
89
😀 Quality of life
85
74
🏙️ Population
2.73M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 55% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5567th and 7452nd ($1002 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 461st and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573