Memphis vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1917
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4608
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1707
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3719
$902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
68
😀 Quality of life
87
70
🏙️ Population
633K
12.6M

The cost of living in Memphis is 267% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2305th and 8548th ($1917 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 311th and 3567th 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
$16.6
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1660
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.6
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.79
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1698
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27334
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567