Sydney vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Sydney Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5724
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$2501
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$328
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4423
$609
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
76
😀 Quality of life
99
68
🏙️ Population
4.84M
12.6M

The cost of living in Sydney is 326% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 240th and 7903rd ($2397 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sydney compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Sydney ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zhengzhou ranked 19th in China, while ranked 2nd and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sydney Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1651
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3209
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14615
$2792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8814
$1824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.42
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$6.48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.08
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.6
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.6
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1731
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16443
$5172

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2043
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$1873
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1719
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1562
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1544
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1540
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1607
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1572
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2217
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1502
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1663
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1650
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1381
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2193
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1659
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2109
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1652
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1659
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1561
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1105
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1621
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1510
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1695
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1598
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1747
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2154
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1660
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1940
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1654
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2280
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1613
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1661
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1764
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1696
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1663

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$666
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$671
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$677
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$667
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$674
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$719
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$714
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$671
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$671
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$681
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$658
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$671
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$669
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$662
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$681
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$655
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$675
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$667
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$672
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$705
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$663
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$669
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$691
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$655
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$662
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$682
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$786
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$559
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$652
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$772
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$840
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1512
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$678
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$778
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$759
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$794
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$745
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$673
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$698
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$668