Nur-Sultan vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$729
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1730
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$362
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.9
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$598
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
42
16
😀 Quality of life
68
43
🏙️ Population
1.08M
9.03M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 25% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6947th and 7972nd ($729 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 235th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 4595th and 7341st 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
$8.4
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.64
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.1
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.24%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.92
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.47
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.26
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.86
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.68
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.3
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.17
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.5
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5235
$14551

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$486
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$575
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$685
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$522
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$529
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$530
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$520
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$786
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$506
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$495
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$618
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$681
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$510
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$675
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$909
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$548
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$446
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$763
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$468
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$802
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$813
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$563
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$754
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$480
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$762
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$445
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$743
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$962
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$501
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$745
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$787
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$613
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$884
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499