Saitama vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$488
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$695
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
99
17
😀 Quality of life
77
38
🏙️ Population
1.33M
9.03M

The cost of living in Saitama is 106% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4495th and 7893rd ($1196 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 321st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 748th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$14854

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484