Saitama vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$378
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
68
😀 Quality of life
77
70
🏙️ Population
1.33M
12.6M

The cost of living in Saitama is 102% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5168th and 8548th ($1055 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 485th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 1050th and 3567th 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
$5.57
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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