Zaragoza vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Zaragoza	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3309	$1433
🏠 One person rent	$761	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$485	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.5	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1744	$575
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	26	77
😀 Quality of life	77	68
🏙️ Population	687K	12.6M

The cost of living in Zaragoza is 189% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4103rd and 8651st ($1457 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 491st in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Zaragoza compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Zaragoza ranked 39th best city to live in Spain vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 1210th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Zaragoza vs Zhengzhou

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	Zaragoza	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.96	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$754	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1059	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.73%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4828	$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.23	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.1	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8269	$19556

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Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$513
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$518
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$517
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$478
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$517
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$523
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$506
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$511
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$510
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$506
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$503
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$525
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$515
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$572
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$537
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$513
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$527
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$553
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$551
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$534
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$582
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$484
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$585
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$689
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$807
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$598
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$580
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$552
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$581
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$543
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$563