Taichung vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$366
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
84
38
😀 Quality of life
83
45
🏙️ Population
3.03M
6.98M

The cost of living in Taichung is 28% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5356th and 6458th ($995 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 40th 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 Taichung compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 343rd and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$19859

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573