Almaty vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$434
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
76
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
1.92M
12.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 38% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6284th and 7903rd ($775 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zhengzhou ranked 19th in China, while ranked 4680th and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Zhengzhou

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Almaty Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$2792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$1824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$6.48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$5172

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$666
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$671
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$677
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$667
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$674
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$719
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$714
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$671
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$671
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$681
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$658
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$671
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$669
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$662
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$681
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$655
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$675
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$667
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$672
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$705
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$663
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$669
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$691
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$655
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$662
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$682
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$786
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$559
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$652
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$772
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$840
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1512
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$678
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$778
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$759
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$794
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$745
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$673
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$698
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$668