Taoyuan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$324
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1084
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
78
😀 Quality of life
83
66
🏙️ Population
2.33M
12.6M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 66% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6227th and 8506th ($868 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 518th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 388th and 3930th 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
$4.69
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7902
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4753
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.87
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.05
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.66
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.64
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$19861

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39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691

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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