Kaohsiung vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1667
🏠 One person rent
$361
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$745
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
80
19
😀 Quality of life
83
38
🏙️ Population
2.73M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 50% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5750th and 7314th ($956 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 137th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 417th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Zhumadian

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Kaohsiung Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$8598

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$571
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$591
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$580
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$655
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$577
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$591
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$586
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$591
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$632
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$547
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$552
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$591
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$619
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$538
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$633
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$538
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$528
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$600
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$529
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$615
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$512
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$604
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$545
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$519
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$577
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$522
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$736
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$630
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$509
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$651
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$582
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$600
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$584
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$505
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$583
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$577
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$505
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$600
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$504