Common information
- Country
- China
- Population
- 2 628 426
Cost of living and prices in Lanzhou
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre154USD/month
- in city centre352USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre269USD/month
- in city centre548USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 2 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 20 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 16 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 0 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 7 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 35 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 0 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 2 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 19,737 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 20,418 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 35 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 20 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 5 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 16 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 20 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 37 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 41 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 47 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 12 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 352 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 154 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 548 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 269 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 3,045 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,922 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 408 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 4.5 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Lanzhou
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 32 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Average high, °C | 22 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 16 |
| Average temperature, °C | 15 | 10 | 2 | -4 | -6 | -2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 9 |
| Average low, °C | 11 | 4 | -3 | -10 | -12 | -7 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 4 |
| Record low, °C | 4 | -7 | -12 | -18 | 0 | -17 | -10 | -6 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 10 | -18 |
| Fog, days | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 39 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 50 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 41 | 66 | 80 | 335 |
| Relative humidity, % | 67 | 65 | 59 | 56 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 59 | 62 | 55 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 84 | 82 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 71 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 48 | 46 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 44 | 38 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 9 | 3 | -5 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -6 | -0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 186 | 276 | 353 | 326 | 1339 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |