Almaty vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$477
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
77
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
2.23M
12.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 76% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6307th and 8651st ($884 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 4103rd and 4484th 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
$6.77
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563