Taichung vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2514
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$352
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1422
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
85
68
😀 Quality of life
87
70
🏙️ Population
2.87M
12.6M

The cost of living in Taichung is 80% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5994th and 8548th ($942 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 351st and 3567th 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
$4.76
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7194
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6745
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.94
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.28
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.8
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17517
$21955

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$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567