Cape Town vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$603
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$690
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
55
17
😀 Quality of life
59
37
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.03M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 87% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4849th and 7790th ($1120 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 315th in South Africa and China, respectively. Check South Africa vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 5407th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528