Dakar vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$623
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
31
14
😀 Quality of life
52
43
🏙️ Population
1.44M
9.03M

The cost of living in Dakar is 110% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4568th and 7898th ($1281 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 6494th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Zhoukou

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Dakar Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.04
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$18568

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1206
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1214
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1163
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1164
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1141
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$527
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$545
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$611
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1119
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$857
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$653
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$831
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$983
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$987
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$979
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1050
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$984
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1005
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1272
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$979
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1231
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$993
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1219
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$998
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$493
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$494
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$518
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$487
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$495
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$993
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$495
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$487
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$501
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1076

Cities near Zhoukou

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