Houston vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$690
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
100
17
😀 Quality of life
92
37
🏙️ Population
2.3M
9.03M

The cost of living in Houston is 275% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1258th and 7790th ($2248 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 82nd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$15431

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$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Zhoukou

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