Sydney vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2844
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6812
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$1756
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$3107
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$335
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4188
$902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
68
😀 Quality of life
100
70
🏙️ Population
5.45M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sydney is 444% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 370th and 8548th ($2844 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 2nd and 3567th 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
$15.4
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.6
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2215
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1420
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3992
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2582
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12962
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7403
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.08
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.3
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2275
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25164
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567