Saitama vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$378
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
99
14
😀 Quality of life
77
43
🏙️ Population
1.33M
9.03M

The cost of living in Saitama is 73% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5168th and 7898th ($1055 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 226th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 1050th and 7422nd 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
$5.57
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$18568

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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