Manchester vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
78
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
548K
12.6M

The cost of living in Manchester is 309% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1500th and 8506th ($2137 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 518th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 76th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

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