Raleigh vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
82
14
😀 Quality of life
89
43
🏙️ Population
468K
9.03M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 271% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1363rd and 7898th ($2265 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 54th best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 219th and 7422nd 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
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$18568

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

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