Okayama vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2649
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$364
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1508
$690
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
68
17
😀 Quality of life
68
37
🏙️ Population
720K
9.03M

The cost of living in Okayama is 63% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5836th and 7790th ($980 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 315th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 3256th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7645
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4354
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14206
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$997
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$985
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$984
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$1025
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$995
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$983
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$975
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$961
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$985
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$962
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$987
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$960
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$958
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$993
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1075
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$1044
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$953
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$993
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$1022
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1088
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$987
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$1002
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$1049
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1010
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1017
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$954
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1103
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1085
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1205
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1037
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1145
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$960
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1212
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1432
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1607
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1582

Cities near Zhoukou

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