Saitama vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$488
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$680
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
78
😀 Quality of life
77
66
🏙️ Population
1.33M
12.6M

The cost of living in Saitama is 134% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4495th and 8544th ($1196 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 499th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 748th and 3982nd 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
$5.64
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$19343

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5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591