Taichung vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2514
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$352
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1422
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
85
14
😀 Quality of life
87
43
🏙️ Population
2.87M
9.03M

The cost of living in Taichung is 54% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5994th and 7898th ($942 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 351st and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Zhoukou

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Taichung Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7194
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6745
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.94
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.28
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.8
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17517
$18568

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531