Istanbul vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3224
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$649
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$1199
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
95
17
😀 Quality of life
76
38
🏙️ Population
15.7M
9.03M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 115% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4347th and 7893rd ($1248 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 850th and 7224th 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
$11
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.14
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.7
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
47.81%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.59
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17728
$14854

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$599
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$573
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$782
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$718
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$835
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$1113
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$701
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$743
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$872
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$690
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$679
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$708
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$661
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$455
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$547
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$755
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$661
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$642
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$707
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$535
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$691
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$652
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$568
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$721
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$624
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$616
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$679
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$690
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$892
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$911
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$546
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$629
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$631
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$677
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$638
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$934
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$899

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484