Guangzhou vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$333
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
97
17
😀 Quality of life
75
37
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.03M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 27% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6602nd and 7790th ($763 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 315th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Ranked 6th vs 337th best cities to live in China, and 1036th vs 7211th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Zhoukou

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Guangzhou Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$15431

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$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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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