Kaohsiung vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$361
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
90
😀 Quality of life
83
70
🏙️ Population
2.73M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 39% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5750th and 6956th ($956 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 417th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Tianjin

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Kaohsiung Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$18215

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$814
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$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
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124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616