Istanbul vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1305
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3329
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$689
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1222
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1095
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
95
14
😀 Quality of life
78
44
🏙️ Population
15.7M
9.03M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 118% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4562nd and 7960th ($1305 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 925th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Zhoukou

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Istanbul Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.11
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1645
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
43.72%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1596
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1021
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20004
$16685

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041

Cities near Zhoukou

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