Columbus vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
73
14
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
906K
9.03M

The cost of living in Columbus is 256% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1686th and 7960th ($2127 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 96th and 7402nd 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
$18.3
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$16685

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15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
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$2123
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$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
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$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
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$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
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$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514