Kaohsiung vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$382
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
80
25
😀 Quality of life
87
46
🏙️ Population
2.72M
6.23M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 68% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5666th and 7971st ($999 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 230th 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 230th in China, while ranked 364th and 7058th 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
$3.78
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.3
🥤 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
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$8982

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$590
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$594
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$596
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$591
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$561
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$639
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$608
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$599
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$543
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$572
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$653
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$578
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$556
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$598
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$554
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$570
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$601
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$542
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$657
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$615
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$645
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$491
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$589
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$544
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$520
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$682
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$647
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$509
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$651
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$540
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$518
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$523
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$634
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$562