Memphis vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4406
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1052
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1518
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3391
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
68
😀 Quality of life
87
68
🏙️ Population
633K
12.6M

The cost of living in Memphis is 262% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2663rd and 8643rd ($1851 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 498th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 362nd and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Zhengzhou

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Memphis Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$841
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1430
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.6
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1671
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1396
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.8
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1700
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27314
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822

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