Madrid vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
78
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
3.33M
12.6M

The cost of living in Madrid is 262% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2194th and 8506th ($1889 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 149th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

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