Taipei vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1257
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$588
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1619
$645
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
94
36
😀 Quality of life
89
51
🏙️ Population
2.44M
6.98M

The cost of living in Taipei is 56% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4661st and 6740th ($1257 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Taipei compared to 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 266th and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Zhanjiang

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Taipei Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13965
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8309
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.11
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$644
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18442
$19015

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584