London vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	99	66
🏙️ Population	8.8M	12.6M

The cost of living in London is 544% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 58th and 8544th ($3296 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 499th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 4th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$19343

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591