Hangzhou vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$405
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
68
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
11.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 68% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6527th and 8643rd ($860 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 498th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 18th vs 37th best cities to live in China, and 3360th vs 4641st 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
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$4.12
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$21713

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556