Sydney vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sydney	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6649	$1394
🏠 One person rent	$1620	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$3006	$418
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$184
🚐 Transport expenses	$408	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3743	$627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	78
😀 Quality of life	98	67
🏙️ Population	4.84M	12.6M

The cost of living in Sydney is 442% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 318th and 8471st ($2741 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 3rd and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Zhengzhou

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	Sydney	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.9	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.69	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1859	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3954	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.7	$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17057	$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10833	$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.6	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2005	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17934	$4818

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$542
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$554
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$563
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$539
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$541
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$543
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$570
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$544
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$525
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$585
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$599
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$524
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$554
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$538
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$746
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$600
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$498
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$640
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$608
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$622
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$617
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$801
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$739
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1400
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$743
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$651
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$613
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$642
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$601
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$580
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$617