Almaty vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$464
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
51
17
😀 Quality of life
66
38
🏙️ Population
2.23M
9.03M

The cost of living in Almaty is 52% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6143rd and 7893rd ($881 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 4016th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$14854

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484