Kaohsiung vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$353
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
97
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
2.71M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 48% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5770th and 7573rd ($971 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 121st in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 281st and 1885th 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
$4.32
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$8347

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589