Saitama vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$380
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
99
14
😀 Quality of life
77
44
🏙️ Population
1.33M
9.03M

The cost of living in Saitama is 80% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5151st and 7960th ($1073 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 226th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 1177th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Zhoukou

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Saitama Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$16685

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

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