Beijing vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$596
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$711
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
100
14
😀 Quality of life
73
44
🏙️ Population
21.9M
9.03M

The cost of living in Beijing is 75% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5341st and 7960th ($1044 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 226th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ranked 11th vs 350th best cities to live in China, and 2718th vs 7402nd 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
$4.36
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12544
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6280
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.68
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$725
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25165
$16685

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514