Shanghai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$635
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
24.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 135% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4461st and 8471st ($1190 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 532nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 4th vs 29th best cities to live in China, and 558th vs 3944th 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
$4.9
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

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