Kaohsiung vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$1685
🏠 One person rent
$370
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$1071
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
80
49
😀 Quality of life
85
56
🏙️ Population
2.73M
7.1M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 44% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5567th and 7113th ($1002 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 51st in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yantai ranked 57th in China, while ranked 461st and 6213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Yantai

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Kaohsiung Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$3023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$6096
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$12503

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$620
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$592
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$592
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$590
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$485
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$586
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$592
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$573
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$541
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$565
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$549
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$626
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$678
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$468
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$520
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$507
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$448
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$521
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$542
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$576
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$654
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$558
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$741
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$548
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$550
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$562
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$614
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$537
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$561
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$563
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$641
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$580
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$565
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$619
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$537
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$616
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$688