Tainan vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2737
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$262
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1275
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
74
17
😀 Quality of life
80
37
🏙️ Population
1.87M
9.03M

The cost of living in Tainan is 40% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6292nd and 7790th ($841 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 315th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Tainan compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 499th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tainan Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2874
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2280
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.87
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.3
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.3
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18526
$15431

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$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
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139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528