Nur-Sultan vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1921
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$378
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$39
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$591
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
43
17
😀 Quality of life
64
37
🏙️ Population
1.08M
9.03M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 30% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6525th and 7790th ($780 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 315th in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 4508th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Zhoukou

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Nur-Sultan Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.21
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.1
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.5
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.23%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$755
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$2.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6243
$15431

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$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528