Kaohsiung vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$361
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$1049
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
80
49
😀 Quality of life
83
51
🏙️ Population
2.73M
7.1M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 40% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5750th and 6983rd ($956 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 66th 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 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 417th and 6160th 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
$3.82
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$3.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$23251

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KaohsiungYantai

Cost of living

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150 km or 93 mi Nantou
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175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
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253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$622
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$609
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$610
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$600
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$605
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$594
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$596
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$578
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$569
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$612
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$644
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$574
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$564
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$494
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$433
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$514
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$561
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$531
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$689
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$585
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$543
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$566
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$815
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$504
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$543
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$553
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$635
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$517
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$575
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$665
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$638
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$574
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$655
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$536
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$642
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$702