Shanghai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3104
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$605
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$931
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
77
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
24.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 124% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4879th and 8651st ($1128 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 491st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 4th vs 36th best cities to live in China, and 1383rd vs 4484th 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
$4.7
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$848
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1510
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.36%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14877
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7318
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.41
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27624
$19556

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563