New York City vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$752
😷 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 601% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4th and 7983rd ($4202 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.3 months in Zhumadian. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 15th and 7353rd 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	$22.6	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$8478

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513