Tainan vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$241
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.6
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1362
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
73
17
😀 Quality of life
81
38
🏙️ Population
1.87M
9.03M

The cost of living in Tainan is 40% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6380th and 7893rd ($814 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 321st in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tainan compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Tainan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 498th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Zhoukou

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Tainan Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.44
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.82
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.08
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6108
$14854

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$956
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$747
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102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484