Manchester vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
68
😀 Quality of life
93
68
🏙️ Population
548K
12.6M

The cost of living in Manchester is 363% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1156th and 8643rd ($2365 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 498th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 78th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Zhengzhou

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Manchester Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556