Kaohsiung vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1599
🏠 One person rent
$353
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$912
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
80
25
😀 Quality of life
88
47
🏙️ Population
2.71M
6.23M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 63% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5770th and 8011th ($971 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 270th 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 1.5 months in Xinyang. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Xinyang ranked 218th in China, while ranked 281st and 7026th 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
$4.32
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$8362

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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 Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$589
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$593
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$599
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$595
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$562
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$643
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$610
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$521
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$519
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$583
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$657
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$575
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$567
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$610
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$556
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$575
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$613
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$533
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$664
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$619
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$649
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$487
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$587
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$545
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$516
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$691
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$650
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$504
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$658
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$541
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$600
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$514
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$529
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$638
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$554