Kaohsiung vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1725
🏠 One person rent
$342
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$739
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
81
19
😀 Quality of life
83
38
🏙️ Population
2.73M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 42% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6046th and 7219th ($932 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 153rd 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 Zhumadian. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 389th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$9322

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$587
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$612
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$599
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$683
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$598
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$611
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$610
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$619
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$655
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$568
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$571
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$647
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$559
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$673
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$555
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$541
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$614
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$542
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$647
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$522
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$622
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$623
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$599
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$535
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$775
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$659
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$521
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$681
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$594
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$626
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$606
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$511
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$591
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$599
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$517
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$633
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$525