Osaka vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Osaka Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1296
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3452
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$499
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1073
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$262
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2337
$609
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
76
😀 Quality of life
97
68
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.6M

The cost of living in Osaka is 130% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3896th and 7903rd ($1296 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 531st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Osaka compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 19th in China, while ranked 7th and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.57
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.56
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1426
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8110
$2792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4802
$1824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$6.48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.1
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9787
$5172

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1057
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1394
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1053
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1137
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1217
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1082
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1051
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1051
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1091
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1048
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1075
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1081
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1201
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1098
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1050
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1050
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1201
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1059
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1045
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1083
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1048
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1044
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1045
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1053
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1074
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1044
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1047
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1045
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$937

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$666
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$671
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$677
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$667
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$674
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$719
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$714
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$671
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$671
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$681
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$658
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$671
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$669
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$662
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$681
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$655
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$675
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$667
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$672
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$705
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$663
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$669
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$691
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$655
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$662
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$682
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$786
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$559
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$652
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$772
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$840
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1512
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$678
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$778
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$759
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$794
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$745
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$673
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$698
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$668