Tokyo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Tokyo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1778
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4689
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$844
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1851
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$504
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$318
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2854
$609
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
76
😀 Quality of life
100
68
🏙️ Population
14M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tokyo is 216% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2147th and 7903rd ($1778 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 531st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Tokyo compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Tokyo ranked 1st best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 19th in China, while ranked 1st and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tokyo Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.63
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.38
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$610
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2582
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1415
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.12%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8885
$2792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5220
$1824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.7
$6.48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.5
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.1
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16527
$5172

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1058
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1052
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1074
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1084
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1050
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1057
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1083
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1055
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1066
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1054
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1133
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1076
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1048
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1093
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1186
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1059
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1041
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1070
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1048
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1050

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