Kaohsiung vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2619	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$339	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1088	$713
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	81	19
😀 Quality of life	84	41
🏙️ Population	2.73M	7.01M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 43% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5786th and 7192nd ($932 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 175th 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 Zhumadian. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhumadian ranked 326th in China, while ranked 320th and 7073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Zhumadian

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	Kaohsiung	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.3	$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.21%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2490	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.02	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.2	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$313	$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12618	$12038

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Cities near Kaohsiung

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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$608
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$584
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$658
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$599
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$617
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$570
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$629
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$554
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$660
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$554
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$622
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$543
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$624
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$624
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$541
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$601
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$539
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$743
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$643
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$650
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$600
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$605
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$589
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$601
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$524
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$621
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$544