Shanghai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3454
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$577
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1644
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
78
66
🏙️ Population
24.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 114% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4858th and 8544th ($1097 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 499th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shanghai compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 4th vs 33rd best cities to live in China, and 675th vs 3982nd 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
$4.55
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.4
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2226
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1115
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.83%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14361
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8086
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1181
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30174
$19343

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$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746

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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