Kaohsiung vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$353
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$942
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
17
😀 Quality of life
88
50
🏙️ Population
2.71M
6.71M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 4% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5770th and 6021st ($971 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 15th 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 months in Yancheng. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yancheng ranked 136th in China, while ranked 281st and 6705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Yancheng

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Kaohsiung Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$16158

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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 Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$693
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$691
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$644
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$672
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$664
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$693
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$659
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$623
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$635
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$627
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$651
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$620
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$645
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$571
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$623
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$658
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$581
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$636
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$633
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$644
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$643
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$789
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$587
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$678
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$602
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$590
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$725
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$663
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$657
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$550
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$708
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$798
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$726
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$674
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$523
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1030