Raleigh vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2317
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$2327
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$612
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
82
14
😀 Quality of life
89
44
🏙️ Population
468K
9.03M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 288% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1246th and 7960th ($2317 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th and 226th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 245th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Zhoukou

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Raleigh Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.67
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1919
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1374
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24650
$16685

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2470
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1831
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2194
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2278
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2313
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2242
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2109
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2111
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1943
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1773
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2123
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2159
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2081
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1750
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2036
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2088
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2057
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1917
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2030
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2202
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1987
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2079
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2001
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1847
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2080
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2027
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1814
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1963
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1969
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2211
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2378
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2126
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2174
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1736

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514