Sydney vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2844
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6700
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$3002
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$337
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
68
😀 Quality of life
98
68
🏙️ Population
5.45M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sydney is 456% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 348th and 8643rd ($2844 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 2nd and 4641st 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
$15.8
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2123
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1437
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3835
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2492
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13218
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7866
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.77
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.9
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2281
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21946
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2379
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2482
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2050
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1710
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1997
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1699
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1821
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1477
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2223
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1867
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1288
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1824
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1815
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2703
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1979
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2528
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2352
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1896
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1860
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1487
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1766
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1894
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1813
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1798
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1829
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2496
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1928
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1906
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2269
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1822
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1988
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2217
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1604
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1864

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556