Kaohsiung vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1761
🏠 One person rent
$339
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
81
28
😀 Quality of life
84
44
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.23M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 42% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5786th and 7132nd ($932 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 162nd in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 320th and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Xinyang

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Kaohsiung Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$13167

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$629
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$639
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$651
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$624
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$650
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$643
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$589
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$605
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$589
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$608
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$620
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$594
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$646
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$642
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$617
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$584
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$601
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$624
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$660
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$605
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$622
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$685
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$586
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$661
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$599
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$604
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$570
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$697
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$702
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$563
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$669
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$601
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$554
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$554
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$647
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$574