Kaohsiung vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$342
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
78
😀 Quality of life
83
66
🏙️ Population
2.73M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 79% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6046th and 8506th ($932 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 389th and 3930th 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
$3.76
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619