Taichung vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$348
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
85
14
😀 Quality of life
86
44
🏙️ Population
2.87M
9.03M

The cost of living in Taichung is 60% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5984th and 7960th ($957 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 350th in China, while ranked 409th and 7402nd 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
$4.75
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$16685

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$888
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$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
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78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514