Almaty vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$499
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
50
17
😀 Quality of life
65
37
🏙️ Population
1.92M
9.03M

The cost of living in Almaty is 57% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6015th and 7790th ($941 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 4176th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528