Kaohsiung vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$342
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$855
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
63
😀 Quality of life
83
47
🏙️ Population
2.73M
9.08M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 77% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 6046th and 8462nd ($932 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 506th 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 1.6 months in Xuzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Xuzhou ranked 90th in China, while ranked 389th and 6431st 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
$3.76
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$9.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$2.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$27314

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Xuzhou

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Huaibei
$613
73 km or 45 mi Suzhou
$639
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$623
76 km or 47 mi Pizhou
$612
77 km or 48 mi Yongcheng
$633
91 km or 57 mi Tengzhou
$630
106 km or 66 mi Xinyi
$608
107 km or 67 mi Suqian
$656
138 km or 86 mi Linyi
$585
139 km or 86 mi Jining
$670
140 km or 87 mi Zoucheng
$688
142 km or 89 mi Shangqiu
$775
148 km or 92 mi Bengbu
$524
150 km or 93 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Mingguang
$623
187 km or 116 mi Lianyungang
$588
191 km or 119 mi Xintai
$608
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
198 km or 123 mi Fuyang
$673
198 km or 123 mi Huainan
$649
199 km or 123 mi Huai'an
$705
202 km or 126 mi Jieshou
$619
216 km or 134 mi Tai'an
$580
217 km or 135 mi Feicheng
$593
218 km or 136 mi Laiwu
$602
230 km or 143 mi Xiangcheng
$598
242 km or 150 mi Rizhao
$610
243 km or 151 mi Tianchang
$645
245 km or 152 mi Zhoukou
$599
248 km or 154 mi Changyuan
$819
258 km or 160 mi Puyang
$826
266 km or 165 mi Gaoyou
$648
267 km or 166 mi Hefei
$727
267 km or 166 mi Liaocheng
$538
267 km or 166 mi Kaifeng
$623
268 km or 167 mi Jinan
$618
280 km or 174 mi Zhucheng
$605
286 km or 178 mi Lu'an
$706
286 km or 178 mi Xinghua
$699
287 km or 178 mi Nanjing
$774