Phoenix vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5582
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$1419
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$2230
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$694
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4178
$902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
68
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
1.61M
12.6M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 363% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1041st and 8548th ($2423 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th and 485th 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 1.7 months in Phoenix compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 226th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1497
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1109
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2358
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.7
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.2%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3124
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.35
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1659
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21660
$21955

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$1974
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$2509
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2366
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2463
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2296
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2293
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2365
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2343
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2346
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2367
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2378
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2988
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2318
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2374
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2454
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2321
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2060
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1933
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2573
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2070
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2818
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1767
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1865
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2153
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$771
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1924
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1835
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$876
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2817
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$994
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2804

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567