Hangzhou vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$438
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
68
😀 Quality of life
72
70
🏙️ Population
11.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 72% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6257th and 8548th ($899 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 485th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 20th vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 3005th vs 3567th 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
$4.08
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

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