Kaohsiung vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$382
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
68
😀 Quality of life
87
68
🏙️ Population
2.72M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 96% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5666th and 8643rd ($999 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 498th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 364th and 4641st 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
$3.78
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$21713

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$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556