Beijing vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$605
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
100
17
😀 Quality of life
78
41
🏙️ Population
21.9M
9.03M

The cost of living in Beijing is 82% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4887th and 7809th ($1065 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 370th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ranked 5th vs 332nd best cities to live in China, and 583rd vs 7081st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Zhoukou

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Beijing Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$13369

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

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