Raleigh vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
68
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
468K
12.6M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 333% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1363rd and 8548th ($2265 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 219th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Zhengzhou

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Raleigh Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$21955

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12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

Cities near Zhengzhou

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