Moscow vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Moscow Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$934
$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$1542
🏠 One person rent
$509
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1000
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1130
$655
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
95
16
😀 Quality of life
74
42
🏙️ Population
12.5M
9.03M

The cost of living in Moscow is 64% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5667th and 7773rd ($934 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 361st in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Zhoukou ranked 327th in China, while ranked 1369th and 6968th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Moscow vs Zhoukou infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Moscow vs Zhoukou

Prices for goods and services in Moscow and Zhoukou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Moscow Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.75
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.57
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.76
$9.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5357
$4260
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2792
$1898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.55
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$24.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9193
$10077

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$682
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$726
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$609
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$621
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$646
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$569
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$517
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$604
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$567
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$507
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$549
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$518
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$500
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$526
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$501
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$448
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$550
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$482
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$403
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$479
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$426
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$495
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$460
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$589
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$445
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$463
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$413
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$433
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$376
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$677
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$448
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$527
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$465
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$408
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$450
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$443
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$416
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$457

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$576
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$548
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$611
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$600
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$646
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$570
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$578
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$556
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$579
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$607
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$746
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$619
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$694
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$495
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$544
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$636
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$528
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$650
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$572
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$780
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$590
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1401
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$572
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$563
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$635
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$596
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$587
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$640
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$560
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$566
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$575
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$563
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$617
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$622
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$571
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$706
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$608
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$632
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$624