Taipei vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$537
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
87
45
🏙️ Population
2.6M
6.98M

The cost of living in Taipei is 50% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4516th and 6458th ($1169 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 Taipei compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 209th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$19859

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573