Melbourne vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$690
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
100
17
😀 Quality of life
100
37
🏙️ Population
5.03M
9.03M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 300% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 923rd and 7790th ($2397 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 315th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 1st and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528