Istanbul vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$675
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$958
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
95
16
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
15.7M
9.03M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 121% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4522nd and 7972nd ($1288 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 1015th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$864
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.24%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2833
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.6
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1043
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18637
$14551

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$679
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$659
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$819
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$835
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$838
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$985
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$725
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$915
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$679
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$787
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$562
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$547
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$686
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$837
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$691
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$574
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$704
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$695
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$777
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$821
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$612
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$848
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1151
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$655
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$732
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$697
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1039
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1006
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$618
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$699
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$591
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$725
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$745
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$760
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1067
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1013

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499