Novosibirsk vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$657
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1672
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$302
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
49
17
😀 Quality of life
58
41
🏙️ Population
1.63M
9.03M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 12% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7138th and 7809th ($657 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 370th in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 5709th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Zhoukou

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Novosibirsk Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.62
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.95%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4125
$13369

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Distance City Cost of living
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$558
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$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556

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