Kaohsiung vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2113
🏠 One person rent
$361
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
80
37
😀 Quality of life
83
43
🏙️ Population
2.73M
6.98M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 25% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5750th and 6602nd ($956 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 34th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 417th and 6725th 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
$3.82
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$18959

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KaohsiungZhanjiang

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
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124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$756
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$761
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$650
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$642
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$771
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$877
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$573
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$702
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$823
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$812
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$803
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$549
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$793
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$804
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$569
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$461
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$763
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$564
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1588
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$582
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$653
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$579
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$774
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$758
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$794
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$591
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$656
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$916
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2737
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2432
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$554
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$513
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$755
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$496
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$513
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$522
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$575