Taichung vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$380
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
85
77
😀 Quality of life
83
68
🏙️ Population
3.03M
12.6M

The cost of living in Taichung is 100% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5518th and 8651st ($1006 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 541st and 4484th 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
$4.87
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$19556

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$894
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
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563