Gold Coast vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$1596
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$658
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	49	17
😀 Quality of life	90	41
🏙️ Population	638K	9.03M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 268% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1408th and 7809th ($2152 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 370th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 120th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Zhoukou

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	Gold Coast	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$13369

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Zhoukou

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