Tainan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$913
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$330
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$399
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
78
😀 Quality of life
82
67
🏙️ Population
1.87M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tainan is 80% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5887th and 8471st ($913 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 532nd 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 Tainan compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 364th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tainan Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.43
🥤 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
$307
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2852
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.4
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$734
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11040
$4818

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$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
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139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617