Singapore City vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$1600
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$714
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	78
😀 Quality of life	97	66
🏙️ Population	5.87M	12.6M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 507% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 81st and 8506th ($3168 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th in Singapore and China, respectively. Check Singapore vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Zhengzhou

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	Singapore City	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$19861

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

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