Taichung vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2706
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$308
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1355
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
84
17
😀 Quality of life
81
38
🏙️ Population
3.03M
9.03M

The cost of living in Taichung is 54% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6071st and 7893rd ($894 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 321st 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 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 521st and 7224th 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
$4.57
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$2.61
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5817
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3737
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$2.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.67
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.83
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18658
$14854

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Cost of living

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133 km or 82 mi Taipei
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139 km or 86 mi Tainan
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$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
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$669
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$688
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$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$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
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
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Distance City Cost of living
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$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484