Tainan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2737
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$262
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1275
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
78
😀 Quality of life
80
66
🏙️ Population
1.87M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tainan is 61% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6292nd and 8506th ($841 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 518th 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 Tainan compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 499th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Zhengzhou

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Tainan Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2874
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2280
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.87
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.3
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18526
$19861

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$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
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$1060
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$654
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$1158
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$666
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$807
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$1028
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$661
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$731
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$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
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$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
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$726
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$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
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$719
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$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$629
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Distance City Cost of living
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$531
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$541
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$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
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$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
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$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
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$659
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$634
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$655
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$609
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$554
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$619