Columbus vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
73
14
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
906K
9.03M

The cost of living in Columbus is 251% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1634th and 7898th ($2140 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 226th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 266th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Zhoukou

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Columbus Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$18568

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$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531