Phoenix vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2395
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5245
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$1494
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4432
$680
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
78
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
1.61M
12.6M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 368% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 955th and 8544th ($2395 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 146th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$6.21
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1215
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2412
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2009
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3133
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.8
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1103
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12281
$19343

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$2073
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$2056
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$2027
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$2543
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$2037
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$2013
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$2763
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$1815
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$1926
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$2077
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$830
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$1947
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$823
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$1638
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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
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$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
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$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
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$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
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$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
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$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
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$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
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$591