Taoyuan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$408
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1536
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
68
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
2.36M
12.6M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 89% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5651st and 8548th ($989 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 485th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 245th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Zhengzhou

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Taoyuan Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.16%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4746
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.13
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.04
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.63
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19490
$21955

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$889
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$921
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$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473

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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