Taichung vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$1519
🏠 One person rent
$380
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$675
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
85
19
😀 Quality of life
83
44
🏙️ Population
3.03M
7.01M

The cost of living in Taichung is 74% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5518th and 7987th ($1006 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 541st and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$7830

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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
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$526
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$553
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$583
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$567
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$544
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$507
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$563
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$581
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$517
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$523
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$552
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$574
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$522
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$595
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$525
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$518
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$553
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$517
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$579
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$504
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$555
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$478
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$513
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$542
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$516
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$598
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$592
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$510
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$629
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$535
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$585
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$570
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$513
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$533
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$561
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$503
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$570
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$506