Lyon vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3759
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$746
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1421
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2868
$627
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
78
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
522K
12.6M

The cost of living in Lyon is 201% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3343rd and 8471st ($1523 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 532nd in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Lyon ranked 2nd best city to live in France vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 140th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lyon Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.6%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6123
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11664
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1234
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1355
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1416
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1352
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1398
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1544
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3031
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3049
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3018
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3067
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3266
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1237
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1250
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1568
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1052
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3246
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2702
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2706
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1321
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$2693
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1322
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1114
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1239
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1453
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2580
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1385
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$1952
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2248
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2368
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1280
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1432
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1369
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2597

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617