Seoul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seoul	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1334	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3862	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$608	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$1634	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$488	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2911	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	9.67M	12.6M

The cost of living in Seoul is 160% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4104th and 8544th ($1334 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 499th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Seoul compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Seoul ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 30th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seoul vs Zhengzhou

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	Seoul	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.53	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.87	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$2.48
🥤 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	$754	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2293	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.6	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19682	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11168	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.29	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.17	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$420	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20197	$19343

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Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591