Taichung vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$366
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
78
😀 Quality of life
83
67
🏙️ Population
3.03M
12.6M

The cost of living in Taichung is 97% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5356th and 8471st ($995 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 343rd and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$4818

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$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617