Memphis vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1891
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4432
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$1087
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1566
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.8
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3456
$575
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
77
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
633K
12.6M

The cost of living in Memphis is 275% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2352nd and 8651st ($1891 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Memphis ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 293rd and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Memphis Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$978
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1517
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.09
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.68
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1574
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27140
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2392
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2182
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2021
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1854
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2306
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1994
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1749
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1858
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2034
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1635
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1670
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1837
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1813
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1637
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1843
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1948
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1593
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1878
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$2033
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1404
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1960
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$2007
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1783
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1966
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1685
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1710
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2041
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1889
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1828
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2165
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2609
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1397
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1354
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2855

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563