Male vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1304
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3010
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$814
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1263
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
78
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
133K
12.6M

The cost of living in Male is 155% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4205th and 8544th ($1304 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 499th in Maldives and China, respectively. Check Maldives vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Male compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 4917th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1648
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1401
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.6
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.65%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2651
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2231
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.83
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.9
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3201
$19343

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$306
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$425
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$344
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$582
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$311
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$304
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$280
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$519
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$528
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$545
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$529
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$552
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$504
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$509
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$505
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$591
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$625
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$591
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$573
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$588
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$580
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$578
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$800
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