Melbourne vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$658
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
100
17
😀 Quality of life
98
41
🏙️ Population
4.53M
9.03M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 303% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 933rd and 7809th ($2356 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 370th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 2nd and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Zhoukou

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Melbourne Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$13369

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481

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