Kaohsiung vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$353
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
68
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
2.71M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 86% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5770th and 8548th ($971 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 281st and 3567th 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
$4.32
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$21955

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567