Columbus vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
72
17
😀 Quality of life
87
41
🏙️ Population
906K
9.03M

The cost of living in Columbus is 277% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1282nd and 7809th ($2202 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 370th 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 47th best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 202nd and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$13369

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$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532