Tokyo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tokyo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1556
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4005
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$760
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1537
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$269
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2885
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
100
67
🏙️ Population
14M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tokyo is 207% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3238th and 8471st ($1556 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 532nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tokyo compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Tokyo ranked 1st best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 1st and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tokyo Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.15
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.09
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2411
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7633
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.08
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15051
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063

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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