Minsk vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$350
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$690
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
62
17
😀 Quality of life
67
37
🏙️ Population
1.99M
9.03M

The cost of living in Minsk is 20% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6834th and 7790th ($717 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th in Belarus and China, respectively. Check Belarus vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 3775th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

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