Montevideo vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$553	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$695
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	48	17
😀 Quality of life	75	38
🏙️ Population	1.32M	9.03M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 132% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4065th and 7893rd ($1346 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 321st in Uruguay and China, respectively. Check Uruguay vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 1043rd and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Montevideo	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$14854

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484