Kaohsiung vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$353
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
36
😀 Quality of life
88
52
🏙️ Population
2.71M
6.98M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 18% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5770th and 6659th ($971 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 22nd in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1 months in Zhanjiang. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 281st and 6493rd 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
$4.32
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$18767

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593