New York City vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$1394
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$418
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$184
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	96	67
🏙️ Population	8.8M	12.6M

The cost of living in New York City is 699% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6th and 8471st ($4044 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 532nd 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 8th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Zhengzhou

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	New York City	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$4818

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$542
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$554
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$563
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$539
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$541
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$543
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$570
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$544
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$525
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$585
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$599
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$524
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$554
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$538
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$746
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$600
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$498
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$640
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$608
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$622
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$617
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$801
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$739
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1400
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$743
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$651
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$613
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$642
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$601
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$580
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$617