Almaty vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$585
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
50
17
😀 Quality of life
64
41
🏙️ Population
1.92M
9.03M

The cost of living in Almaty is 80% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4975th and 7809th ($1051 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 4635th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$13369

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532