New Taipei vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$469	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	94	19
😀 Quality of life	86	38
🏙️ Population	4.04M	7.01M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 69% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5000th and 7314th ($1073 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 New Taipei compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 302nd and 7150th 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	$4.61	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$8598

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504