Minsk vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$408
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$681
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
59
14
😀 Quality of life
68
44
🏙️ Population
2M
9.03M

The cost of living in Minsk is 40% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6618th and 7960th ($836 vs $598) 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 4692nd and 7402nd 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
$10.5
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$16685

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514