Kaohsiung vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$1522
🏠 One person rent
$370
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
80
28
😀 Quality of life
85
46
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.23M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 72% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5567th and 7962nd ($1002 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 461st and 6973rd 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
$3.91
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$7825

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$574
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$580
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$579
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$552
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$629
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$592
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$585
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$570
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$553
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$609
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$567
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$639
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$581
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$563
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$582
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$542
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$555
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$595
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$544
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$553
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$646
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$599
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$632
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$507
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$575
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$535
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$523
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$671
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$631
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$517
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$638
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$533
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$590
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$522
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$525
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$625
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$546