Taipei vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3144
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$586
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1014
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1768
$902
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
68
😀 Quality of life
90
70
🏙️ Population
2.43M
12.6M

The cost of living in Taipei is 139% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4646th and 8548th ($1248 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 178th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Zhengzhou

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Taipei Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$684
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.8
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.34%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13487
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8490
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.95
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16947
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567