Philadelphia vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$680
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	78
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.6M	12.6M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 407% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 664th and 8544th ($2597 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 138th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$19343

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

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