Osaka vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2940
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$430
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$899
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2098
$627
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
78
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.6M

The cost of living in Osaka is 121% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4674th and 8471st ($1116 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 532nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Osaka ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 15th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.81%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6018
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3500
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.3
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8601
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$972
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1105
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$995
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$997
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$988
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$995
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$978
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$982
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$945
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1075
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1002
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$997
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$957
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$990
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$956
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$996
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$933
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$984
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1012
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$957
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$968
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$996
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$933

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617