Seongnam vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seongnam Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1121
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2991
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$500
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$438
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2799
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
78
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
949K
12.6M

The cost of living in Seongnam is 122% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4659th and 8471st ($1121 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 532nd in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Seongnam compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Seongnam ranked 10th best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 696th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seongnam vs Zhengzhou

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Seongnam Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.33
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.9
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.2
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11327
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5965
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.04
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19963
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1081
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1063
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1069
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1054
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1444
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$987
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1256
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1152
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$949
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1024
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$986
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1144
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$983
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1088
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1124
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1020
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$973
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$986
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1041
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1072
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$880
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$940
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$911
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1002
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1542
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1009
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$903
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1005
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$967
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$963
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$949

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