Kaohsiung vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$342
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
81
98
😀 Quality of life
83
70
🏙️ Population
2.73M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 35% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6046th and 6979th ($932 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 389th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Wuhan

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Kaohsiung Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$9062

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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611