Columbus vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
72
17
😀 Quality of life
88
37
🏙️ Population
906K
9.03M

The cost of living in Columbus is 276% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1248th and 7790th ($2252 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 242nd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$15431

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$2099
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15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
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$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
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$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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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