Houston vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$1600
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$714
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	2.3M	12.6M

The cost of living in Houston is 331% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1258th and 8506th ($2248 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 518th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 82nd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$19861

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Zhengzhou

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