Taichung vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2706
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$308
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1355
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
78
😀 Quality of life
81
66
🏙️ Population
3.03M
12.6M

The cost of living in Taichung is 75% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6071st and 8544th ($894 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 499th 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 33rd in China, while ranked 521st and 3982nd 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
$4.57
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5817
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3737
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.67
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.83
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18658
$19343

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$967
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$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
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$625
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$627
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$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
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$669
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$688
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$648
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$664
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$1155
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$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
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$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
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$528
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$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
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$625
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$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
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$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
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$800
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$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
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$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
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$637
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$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
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$587
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$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591