Beijing vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$589
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1040
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$658
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
77
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
21.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Beijing is 104% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5355th and 8651st ($1029 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 491st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 11th vs 36th best cities to live in China, and 2546th vs 4484th 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
$4.24
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14720
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6180
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22823
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563