Taichung vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$346
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
78
😀 Quality of life
80
66
🏙️ Population
3.03M
12.6M

The cost of living in Taichung is 78% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6052nd and 8506th ($931 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 496th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Zhengzhou

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Taichung Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$19861

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$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
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51 km or 32 mi Douliu
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78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619