Saitama vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$368
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$690
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
99
17
😀 Quality of life
79
37
🏙️ Population
1.33M
9.03M

The cost of living in Saitama is 73% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5386th and 7790th ($1038 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 315th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 592nd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

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