Brasilia vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$296	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	28	17
😀 Quality of life	56	38
🏙️ Population	2.82M	9.03M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 32% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6598th and 7893rd ($765 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 321st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 5716th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Zhoukou

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	Brasilia	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$14854

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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