Raleigh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2757
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6734
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$1795
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$3490
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4345
$627
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
78
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
468K
12.6M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 445% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 304th and 8471st ($2757 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 532nd 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 Raleigh compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 235th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Raleigh Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1793
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3656
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9360
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4247
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.24
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22084
$4818

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12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617