Dongguan vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$259
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
67
14
😀 Quality of life
71
44
🏙️ Population
10.5M
9.03M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 11% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7469th and 7960th ($666 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 226th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ranked 25th vs 350th best cities to live in China, and 3662nd vs 7402nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Zhoukou

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Dongguan Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$16685

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$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