Reykjavik vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3322
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6846
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$2058
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$916
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4546
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
68
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
139K
12.6M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 550% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 86th and 8643rd ($3322 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th in Iceland and China, respectively. Check Iceland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 268th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Zhengzhou

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Reykjavik Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.6
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.3
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.19
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2151
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1861
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3373
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2721
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.2
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7832
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6385
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.51
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.49
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.44
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.83
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$44.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.26
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.6
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.1
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$144
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$176
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30361
$21713

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$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409

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Distance City Cost of living
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$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556