Kaohsiung vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$361
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
80
17
😀 Quality of life
83
38
🏙️ Population
2.73M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 65% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5750th and 7893rd ($956 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 417th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Zhoukou

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Kaohsiung Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$14854

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484