New York City vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$695
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	95	38
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.03M

The cost of living in New York City is 666% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 3rd and 7893rd ($4441 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 22nd and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Zhoukou

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	New York City	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$14854

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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