Almaty vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$531
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
52
14
😀 Quality of life
70
43
🏙️ Population
2.23M
9.03M

The cost of living in Almaty is 66% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5468th and 7898th ($1014 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 3901st and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Zhoukou

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Almaty Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$18568

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531