Kaohsiung vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1527
🏠 One person rent
$353
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$924
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
55
😀 Quality of life
88
52
🏙️ Population
2.71M
9.08M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 83% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 5770th and 8496th ($971 vs $531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 466th 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 1.7 months in Xuzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Xuzhou ranked 101st in China, while ranked 281st and 6556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Xuzhou

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Kaohsiung Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$2.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$30.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1668
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$4.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$1.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$52.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$22004

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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 Xuzhou

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$595
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$605
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$557
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$590
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$588
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$585
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$587
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$633
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$523
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$575
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$612
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$523
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$602
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$571
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$578
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$613
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$624
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$672
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$567
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$560
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$562
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$578
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$583
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$550
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$635
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$610
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$555
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$589
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$644
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$670
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$508
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$457
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$546
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$549
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$650
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$693
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$789