Memphis vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$745
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	67	19
😀 Quality of life	87	38
🏙️ Population	633K	7.01M

The cost of living in Memphis is 194% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 2179th and 7314th ($1874 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 279th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Zhumadian

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	Memphis	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$8598

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504