Saitama vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$368
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
78
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
1.33M
12.6M

The cost of living in Saitama is 99% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5386th and 8506th ($1038 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 518th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 592nd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Zhengzhou

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Saitama Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619