Memphis vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1842
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4402
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1073
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1650
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3551
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
78
😀 Quality of life
87
66
🏙️ Population
633K
12.6M

The cost of living in Memphis is 253% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2338th and 8506th ($1842 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st and 518th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Memphis ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 247th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1379
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1357
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.1
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1428
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27502
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2055
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2065
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2064
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2262
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2030
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1736
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1839
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1995
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1687
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1883
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1774
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1849
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1656
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1781
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1806
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1615
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1798
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1836
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1323
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1985
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1756
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1802
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1516
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1795
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1983
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1586
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1708
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2028
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1926
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1854
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1607
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2552
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1543
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1325
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2670

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