Kaohsiung vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$361
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
98
😀 Quality of life
83
70
🏙️ Population
2.73M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 46% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5750th and 7163rd ($956 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 95th 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 Wuhan. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 417th and 2475th 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
$3.82
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$8658

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$728
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$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
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$1073
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$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
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$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
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$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
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$619
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$651
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$660
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$638
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$600
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$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
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$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586