Seattle vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3154
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7508
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1981
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$3422
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$796
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6532
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
68
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
737K
12.6M

The cost of living in Seattle is 517% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 142nd and 8643rd ($3154 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 498th 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 Seattle compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 32nd and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Zhengzhou

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Seattle Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.6
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$6.45
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2110
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3872
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2891
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.8
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7394
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5077
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.47
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.95
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.47
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.86
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2521
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28950
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556