Kaohsiung vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$382
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
97
😀 Quality of life
87
74
🏙️ Population
2.72M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 53% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5666th and 7564th ($999 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 364th and 2134th 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
$3.78
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$8927

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584