New York City vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	8.8M	7.01M

The cost of living in New York City is 606% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4th and 7977th ($4207 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 234th 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 18th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Zhumadian

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	New York City	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$9042

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507