Male vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$810
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
68
😀 Quality of life
64
70
🏙️ Population
133K
12.6M

The cost of living in Male is 153% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4490th and 8548th ($1321 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 485th in Maldives and China, respectively. Check Maldives vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5278th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Zhengzhou

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Male Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$21955

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$479
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$467
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$381
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$477
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$259
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$342
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$315
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$290
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$313
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$418
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$312
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$538
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$330
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$274
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$297
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$275
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$332
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$283
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$379
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$522
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$265
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$507
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$520
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$520
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$514
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$504
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$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
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$484
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$492
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$522
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$516
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$513
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$502
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$524
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$491
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$487
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$513
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$529
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$525
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$555
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$538
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$540
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$533
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$533
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$519
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$540
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$538
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$610
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$507
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$521
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$589
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$637
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$811
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$612
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$575
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