Istanbul vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1328
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3415
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$687
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1177
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
95
14
😀 Quality of life
79
43
🏙️ Population
15.7M
9.03M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 118% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4475th and 7898th ($1328 vs $610) 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 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 829th and 7422nd 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
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.56
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.67
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.4
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.66%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1658
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.02
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.2
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.01
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1014
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23206
$18568

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$651
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$634
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$790
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$824
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$807
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$899
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$731
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$866
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$692
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$763
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$593
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$598
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$710
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$764
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$679
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$522
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$750
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$656
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$747
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$830
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$606
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$855
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1201
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$713
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$741
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$699
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1140
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1030
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$676
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$702
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$610
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$743
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$702
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$743
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1060
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1020

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531