Hangzhou vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2415
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$389
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$786
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
78
😀 Quality of life
71
66
🏙️ Population
11.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 62% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6287th and 8506th ($843 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 9th vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 2189th vs 3930th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Zhengzhou

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Hangzhou Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$994
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8017
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4326
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22679
$19861

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$742
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$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619