Kaohsiung vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$382
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
80
14
😀 Quality of life
87
44
🏙️ Population
2.72M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 67% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5666th and 7960th ($999 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 226th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 364th and 7402nd 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
$3.78
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$16685

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514