San Diego vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	87	17
😀 Quality of life	91	38
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.03M

The cost of living in San Diego is 491% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 36th and 7893rd ($3428 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 321st 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 95th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Zhoukou

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	San Diego	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$14854

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

Cities near Zhoukou

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