Taichung vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$348
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
85
68
😀 Quality of life
86
68
🏙️ Population
2.87M
12.6M

The cost of living in Taichung is 87% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5984th and 8643rd ($957 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 409th and 4641st 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
$4.75
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$21713

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51 km or 32 mi Douliu
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78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556