Kaohsiung vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$382
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$899
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
55
😀 Quality of life
87
52
🏙️ Population
2.72M
9.08M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 94% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 5666th and 8627th ($999 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 495th 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 1.7 months in Xuzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Xuzhou ranked 94th in China, while ranked 364th and 6539th 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
$3.78
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$1.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$21609

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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 Xuzhou

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$581
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$592
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$542
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$576
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$581
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$572
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$571
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$617
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$530
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$548
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$558
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$602
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$519
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$594
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$553
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$566
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$601
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$615
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$661
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$556
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$548
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$550
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$564
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$572
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$549
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$623
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$598
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$569
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$583
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$632
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$654
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$505
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$483
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$547
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$541
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$647
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$677
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$765