Tampa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tampa	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2560	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6044	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1641	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4880	$680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	68	78
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	385K	12.6M

The cost of living in Tampa is 400% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 718th and 8544th ($2560 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 499th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tampa compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Tampa ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 174th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Tampa	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.2	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.28	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1745	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3421	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1387	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14045	$19343

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591