Kaohsiung vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1706
🏠 One person rent
$361
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
80
28
😀 Quality of life
83
41
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.23M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 46% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5750th and 7175th ($956 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 100th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 417th and 6860th 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
$3.82
$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$8587

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$619
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$621
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$637
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$615
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$591
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$651
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$630
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$571
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$584
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$591
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$619
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$577
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$656
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$632
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$591
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$580
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$577
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$604
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$633
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$591
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$600
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$660
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$600
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$638
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$586
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$588
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$582
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$552
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$679
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$664
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$547
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$645
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$583
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$591
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$538
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$538
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$635
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$558