Taipei vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$535
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
95
17
😀 Quality of life
86
37
🏙️ Population
2.6M
9.03M

The cost of living in Taipei is 93% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4715th and 7790th ($1158 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 311th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$15431

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528