Taichung vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$346
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
84
17
😀 Quality of life
80
37
🏙️ Population
3.03M
9.03M

The cost of living in Taichung is 55% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6052nd and 7790th ($931 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 496th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$15431

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$841
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$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528