Taipei vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3144
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$586
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1014
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1768
$701
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
94
14
😀 Quality of life
90
43
🏙️ Population
2.43M
9.03M

The cost of living in Taipei is 104% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4646th and 7898th ($1248 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 178th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Zhoukou

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Taipei Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.53
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$684
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.8
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.34%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13487
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8490
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.95
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16947
$18568

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531