Madrid vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
68
😀 Quality of life
91
70
🏙️ Population
3.51M
12.6M

The cost of living in Madrid is 303% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1723rd and 8548th ($2109 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 485th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 160th and 3567th 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
$17.6
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567