Tokyo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tokyo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1698
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4139
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$825
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1461
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2676
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
14.3M
12.6M

The cost of living in Tokyo is 232% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3249th and 8643rd ($1698 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Tokyo ranked 1st best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 8th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tokyo vs Zhengzhou

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Tokyo Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.69
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1098
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11264
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5199
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.74
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.4
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$597
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16728
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005

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