Beijing vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$589
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1040
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$658
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
100
16
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
21.9M
9.03M

The cost of living in Beijing is 77% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5355th and 7972nd ($1029 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 235th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ranked 11th vs 353rd best cities to live in China, and 2546th vs 7341st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Beijing Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14720
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6180
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22823
$14551

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50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499