Kaohsiung vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$339
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
78
😀 Quality of life
84
67
🏙️ Population
2.73M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 84% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5786th and 8471st ($932 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 320th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Zhengzhou

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Kaohsiung Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617