San Francisco vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Francisco Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3781
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8717
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$2600
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$4501
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$806
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7795
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
78
😀 Quality of life
97
66
🏙️ Population
874K
12.6M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 625% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 9th and 8506th ($3781 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 518th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in San Francisco compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 12th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Francisco Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.68
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.68
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2707
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2324
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5024
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4030
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11577
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11019
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.31
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.2
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.7
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.38
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.5
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2916
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31050
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610

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