Taichung vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$380
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
85
16
😀 Quality of life
83
43
🏙️ Population
3.03M
9.03M

The cost of living in Taichung is 73% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5518th and 7972nd ($1006 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 235th 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 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 541st and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$14551

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$914
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$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499