Kaohsiung vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$342
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
90
😀 Quality of life
83
71
🏙️ Population
2.73M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 31% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6046th and 6862nd ($932 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 81st 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 Tianjin. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 389th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$16590

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618