Philadelphia vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2541
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6190
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2715
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$694
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4036
$714
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
78
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
1.6M
12.6M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 387% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 710th and 8506th ($2541 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 637th and 518th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Philadelphia ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 130th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3091
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.93
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.6
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.11
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1909
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20863
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2585
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2532
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2606
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2305
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2514
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2577
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2578
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2301
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2607
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2617
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2286
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2254
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2506
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2510
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2550
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2256
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2667
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2735
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2091
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2882
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2663
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2753
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2872
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2814
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2785
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2841
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2882
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2398
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2238
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2929
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2254
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2756
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2750

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619