Shanghai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$600
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
68
😀 Quality of life
75
68
🏙️ Population
24.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 120% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4971st and 8643rd ($1126 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 498th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 4th vs 37th best cities to live in China, and 1655th vs 4641st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Zhengzhou

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Shanghai Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556