Kaohsiung vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$370
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
98
😀 Quality of life
85
74
🏙️ Population
2.73M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 57% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5567th and 7501st ($1002 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 461st and 2249th 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
$3.91
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$7838

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571