Chengdu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$252
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
77
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
20.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 26% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7530th and 8651st ($635 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 491st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 5th vs 36th best cities to live in China, and 1800th vs 4484th 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
$2.87
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

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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