Chicago vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$622
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
100
16
😀 Quality of life
97
43
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.03M

The cost of living in Chicago is 381% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 394th and 7972nd ($2799 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 235th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 16th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$14551

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Zhoukou

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