Seoul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seoul Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4186
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$677
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1788
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$526
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2981
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
9.67M
12.6M

The cost of living in Seoul is 180% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3861st and 8506th ($1461 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 months in Seoul compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Seoul ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 43rd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Seoul Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.68
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2513
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1348
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.14%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21201
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11781
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.05
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$38.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.05
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21834
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1085
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$936
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1074
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1084
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1127
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1025
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$941
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1003
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$966
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$988
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1057
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1020
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$990
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$970
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1067
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$968
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$989
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1142
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1049
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1025
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1077
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1567
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1036
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1041
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$839
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1025
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1140
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1222
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1027
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1098
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$997
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1111
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$1043

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