Taipei vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Taipei Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1260
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3310
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$568
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1091
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
76
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
2.6M
12.6M

The cost of living in Taipei is 124% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4000th and 7903rd ($1260 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 Taipei compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 19th in China, while ranked 169th and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1246
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.9
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.7
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.69%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14801
$2792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$1824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$6.48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.11
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.19
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.28
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.97
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.4
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$755
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15081
$5172

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$935
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$849
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$885
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$938
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$813
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$705
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$970
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$828
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$808
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$809
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$851
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$725
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$717
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$1012
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$890
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$714
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$783
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$911
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$699
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$686
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$812
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$849
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$831
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$686
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1048
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$713
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$744
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$770
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$711
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$678
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$689
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$646
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$849
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$650
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$514
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$778
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$661
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$1049

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$666
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$671
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$677
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$667
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$674
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$719
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$714
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$671
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$671
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$681
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$658
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$671
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$669
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$662
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$681
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$655
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$675
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$667
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$672
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$705
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$663
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$669
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$691
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$655
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$662
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$682
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$786
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$559
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$652
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$772
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$840
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1512
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$678
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$778
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$759
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$794
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$745
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$673
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$698
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$668