Taichung vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$348
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
85
36
😀 Quality of life
86
51
🏙️ Population
2.87M
6.98M

The cost of living in Taichung is 19% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5984th and 6740th ($957 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 25th 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 Taichung compared to 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 409th and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Zhanjiang

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Taichung Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$19015

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$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584