Minsk vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$293
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$658
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
62
17
😀 Quality of life
67
41
🏙️ Population
2M
9.03M

The cost of living in Minsk is 11% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7206th and 7809th ($649 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 3890th and 7081st 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
$9
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$2.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$13369

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

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