Kaohsiung vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$339
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
81
17
😀 Quality of life
84
41
🏙️ Population
2.73M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 59% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5786th and 7809th ($932 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 370th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 320th and 7081st 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
$3.13
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$2.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$13369

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532