Kaohsiung vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$342
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$506
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
81
28
😀 Quality of life
83
41
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.23M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 37% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6046th and 7028th ($932 vs $683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 110th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 389th and 6819th 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
$3.76
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$75.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$5.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$9066

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$647
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$650
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$659
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$647
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$681
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$659
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$587
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$626
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$606
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$612
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$646
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$598
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$692
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$619
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$599
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$599
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$622
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$673
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$611
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$614
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$705
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$610
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$674
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$610
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$612
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$594
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$571
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$714
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$706
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$568
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$676
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$591
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$614
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$559
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$555
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$663
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$575