Kaohsiung vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$339
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
81
38
😀 Quality of life
84
45
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.98M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 20% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5786th and 6458th ($932 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 40th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 320th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Zhanjiang

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Kaohsiung Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$19859

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573