Shanghai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$602
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
24.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 118% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4780th and 8506th ($1136 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 4th vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 571st vs 3930th 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
$3.99
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774

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