Osaka vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Osaka Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1242
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3092
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$552
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2086
$680
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.6M

The cost of living in Osaka is 142% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4366th and 8544th ($1242 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 499th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 18th and 3982nd 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
$6.74
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1311
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$832
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.5
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3491
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2753
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.5
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8318
$19343

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
$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1142
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1047
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1072
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1040
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1039
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1051
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1019
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1047
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1019
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$998
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1018
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1026
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1045
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1008

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