Madrid vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Madrid Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$986
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
78
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
3.28M
12.6M

The cost of living in Madrid is 241% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2577th and 8471st ($1726 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 532nd in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 121st and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Madrid vs Zhengzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Madrid vs Zhengzhou

Prices for goods and services in Madrid and Zhengzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Madrid Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$4818

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

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