Kaohsiung vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$353
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
80
14
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
2.71M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 59% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5770th and 7898th ($971 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 281st and 7422nd 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
$4.32
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$18568

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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

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531