Minsk vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$455
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$701
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
59
14
😀 Quality of life
68
43
🏙️ Population
2M
9.03M

The cost of living in Minsk is 52% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6121st and 7898th ($924 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th in Belarus and China, respectively. Check Belarus vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 4446th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Zhoukou

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Minsk Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$18568

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72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

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