Beijing vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$605
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
21.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Beijing is 111% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4887th and 8471st ($1065 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 532nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 5th vs 29th best cities to live in China, and 583rd vs 3944th 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
$3.9
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617