Shanghai vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$635
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
100
17
😀 Quality of life
78
41
🏙️ Population
24.9M
9.03M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 104% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4461st and 7809th ($1190 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 370th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ranked 4th vs 332nd best cities to live in China, and 558th vs 7081st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Zhoukou

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Shanghai Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$13369

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532