New Taipei vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$510	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	94	19
😀 Quality of life	87	44
🏙️ Population	4.04M	7.01M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 96% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4867th and 7987th ($1135 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 243rd 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 New Taipei compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 387th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Zhumadian

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	New Taipei	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$7830

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506