Shenzhen vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$495
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
78
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
17.7M
12.6M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 84% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5948th and 8506th ($958 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 3rd vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 556th vs 3930th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Zhengzhou

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Shenzhen Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$19861

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$2427
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$2753
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$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618

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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