Kaohsiung vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1798
🏠 One person rent
$342
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$331
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$839
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
21
😀 Quality of life
83
40
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.71M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 1% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6046th and 5996th ($932 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 389th and 6953rd 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
$3.76
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$20047

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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 Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$699
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$698
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$648
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$705
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$676
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$673
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$650
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$629
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$674
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$588
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$630
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$685
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$620
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$729
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$656
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$651
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$661
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$774
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$608
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$718
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$623
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$612
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$738
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$702
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$690
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$610
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$706
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$749
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$585
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$748
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$524
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1028