Kaohsiung vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$370
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
77
😀 Quality of life
85
68
🏙️ Population
2.73M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 99% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5567th and 8651st ($1002 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 461st and 4484th 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
$3.91
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563