Almaty vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$499
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
78
😀 Quality of life
65
66
🏙️ Population
1.92M
12.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 80% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6015th and 8506th ($941 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 4176th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619