Guangzhou vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$342
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
68
😀 Quality of life
77
70
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 50% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6854th and 8548th ($785 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 485th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 3rd vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 1149th vs 3567th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Zhengzhou

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Guangzhou Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567