Manchester vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$658
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
91
17
😀 Quality of life
91
41
🏙️ Population
548K
9.03M

The cost of living in Manchester is 242% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1798th and 7809th ($1998 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 370th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 110th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$13369

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532