Bangkok vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$434
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
68
😀 Quality of life
74
70
🏙️ Population
5.68M
12.6M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 91% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5606th and 8548th ($996 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 485th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 2044th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Zhengzhou

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Bangkok Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$761
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$794
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$762
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$616
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$671
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$799
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$839
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$809
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$787
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$724
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$567
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$718
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$601
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$554
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$575
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$601
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$564
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$766
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$735
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$968
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$582
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$893
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$518
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$518
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$656
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$776
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$750
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$610

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567