Beijing vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$575
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1275
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1443
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
21.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Beijing is 98% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5387th and 8544th ($1016 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 499th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 5th vs 33rd best cities to live in China, and 989th vs 3982nd 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
$3.86
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.58
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$819
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1965
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14717
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6695
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.77
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.49
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.51
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$698
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22456
$19343

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$729
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$756
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$644
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$649
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$687
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$680
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$472
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$665
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$702
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$592
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$711
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$679
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$655
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$550
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$584
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$642
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$635
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$618
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$581
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$533
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$544
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$564
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$524
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$642
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$638
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$703
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$590
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$638
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$616
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$624
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$600
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$620
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$815

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591