Oakland vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	78
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	441K	12.6M

The cost of living in Oakland is 479% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 182nd and 8544th ($2968 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th and 499th 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 Oakland compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 38th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Zhengzhou

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	Oakland	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$19343

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591