Rome vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1697
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$891
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1795
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
2.87M
12.6M

The cost of living in Rome is 235% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2685th and 8471st ($1697 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 532nd in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 230th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rome Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2193
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7657
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3688
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.74
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.68
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.8
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229

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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