Beijing vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3071
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$596
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1354
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1802
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
77
66
🏙️ Population
21.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Beijing is 105% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5141st and 8506th ($1067 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 5th vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 763rd vs 3930th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Zhengzhou

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Beijing Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.04
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2126
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14636
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7425
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.28
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.6
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$782
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23714
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869

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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