Taoyuan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2376
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$308
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1180
$627
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
78
😀 Quality of life
86
67
🏙️ Population
2.29M
12.6M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 70% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6163rd and 8471st ($861 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 532nd 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 Taoyuan compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Taoyuan ranked 3rd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 264th and 3944th 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
$3.82
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$758
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7365
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4810
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.01
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.69
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13937
$4818

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51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
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$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
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$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617