Taipei vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Taipei Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$535
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
86
66
🏙️ Population
2.6M
12.6M

The cost of living in Taipei is 122% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4715th and 8506th ($1158 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 311th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Taipei vs Zhengzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Taipei vs Zhengzhou

Prices for goods and services in Taipei and Zhengzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Taipei Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$19861

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619