Seattle vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2908
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1829
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$3413
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6392
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
78
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
737K
12.6M

The cost of living in Seattle is 457% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 206th and 8506th ($2908 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 102nd and 3930th 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
$19.3
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$5.61
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1947
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3856
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2943
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.4
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7855
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5704
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.47
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$183
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2227
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28179
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263

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