Chengdu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$240
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$680
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
78
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
20.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 22% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7421st and 8544th ($623 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 499th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 9th vs 33rd best cities to live in China, and 1890th vs 3982nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Zhengzhou

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Chengdu Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$19343

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Distance City Cost of living
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$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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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