Dortmund vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$648
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
78
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
587K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 177% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3822nd and 8471st ($1401 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 532nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 764th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Zhengzhou

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Dortmund Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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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