Madrid vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
68
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
3.51M
12.6M

The cost of living in Madrid is 309% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1805th and 8643rd ($2089 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 498th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 190th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Zhengzhou

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Madrid Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$21713

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Zhengzhou

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