Kaohsiung vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$339
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
81
49
😀 Quality of life
84
54
🏙️ Population
2.73M
7.1M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 24% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5786th and 6575th ($932 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 49th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 320th and 6005th 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
$3.13
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$23682

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Yantai

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677