Seoul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Seoul Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1625
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4544
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$784
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1986
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2725
$609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
76
😀 Quality of life
94
68
🏙️ Population
9.67M
12.6M

The cost of living in Seoul is 189% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2495th and 7903rd ($1625 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Seoul compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Seoul ranked 1st best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 19th in China, while ranked 33rd and 3600th 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
$7.46
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.93
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$4.61
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$983
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2820
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1520
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10867
$2792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11727
$1824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.1
$6.48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$4.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$46
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.58
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.28
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.4
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18966
$5172

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$929
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1030
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$954
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$914
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$933
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$925
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$998
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1068
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$966
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1151
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1075
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$932
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$962
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$966
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$925
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$949
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$961
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$924
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$1021
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$985
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$939
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$924
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1016
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$936
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$953
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1466
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$917
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$862
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$932
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$919
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$926
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$907
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1021
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$855
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1046
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$867
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$921
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$950

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$666
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$671
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$677
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$667
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$674
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$719
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$714
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$671
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$671
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$681
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$658
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$671
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$669
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$662
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$681
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$655
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$675
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$667
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$672
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$705
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$663
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$669
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$691
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$655
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$662
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$682
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$786
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$559
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$652
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$772
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$840
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1512
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$678
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$778
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$759
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$794
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$745
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$673
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$698
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$668