Medan vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$189
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
55
14
😀 Quality of life
47
43
🏙️ Population
2.11M
9.03M

The cost of living in Medan is 26% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8852nd and 7898th ($453 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 226th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 6943rd and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Zhoukou

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Medan Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.64
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$18568

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21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

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