Osaka vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Osaka Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2941
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$599
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1002
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1959
$575
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
77
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.6M

The cost of living in Osaka is 146% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4626th and 8651st ($1237 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 491st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 34th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Osaka vs Zhengzhou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Osaka vs Zhengzhou

Prices for goods and services in Osaka and Zhengzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Osaka Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$695
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4071
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2710
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.87
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.25
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.9
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13640
$19556

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1133
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1044
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1081
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1045
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1010
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1044
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$992
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1015
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1025
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1043
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$997

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563