Okayama vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$871
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2340
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$309
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
70
14
😀 Quality of life
76
43
🏙️ Population
720K
9.03M

The cost of living in Okayama is 43% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6433rd and 7898th ($871 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 226th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 1367th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Zhoukou

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Okayama Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6145
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3259
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.3
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14339
$18568

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15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$885
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$921
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$898
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$925
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$934
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$910
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$901
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$988
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$874
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$978
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$873
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1088
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1141
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1030
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$969
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$957
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$932
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1108
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$985
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$920
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$946
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$860
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$911
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$922
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$979
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$934
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$974
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$862
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$924
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$946
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1256
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1027
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1202
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$884
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$976
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1385
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1486
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1471

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531