Seattle vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2974
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7082
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$1895
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$3327
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6506
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
78
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
737K
12.6M

The cost of living in Seattle is 488% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 145th and 8471st ($2974 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th and 532nd 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 125th and 3944th 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
$18.6
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.28
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$5.9
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2036
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3765
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2858
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9273
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5449
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.93
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.5
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1999
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29730
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617