Dortmund vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$762
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$575
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
77
😀 Quality of life
93
68
🏙️ Population
595K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 224% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3401st and 8651st ($1632 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 491st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 84th and 4484th 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
$17.4
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

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