Taoyuan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2512
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$371
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
77
😀 Quality of life
84
68
🏙️ Population
2.33M
12.6M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 87% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5995th and 8651st ($942 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 491st in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Taoyuan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 482nd and 4484th 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
$5.74
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8216
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5253
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.4
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.72
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14970
$19556

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$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563