Taichung vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$366
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
84
17
😀 Quality of life
83
41
🏙️ Population
3.03M
9.03M

The cost of living in Taichung is 70% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5356th and 7809th ($995 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 370th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 343rd and 7081st 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
$3.8
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$13369

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$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532