Shanghai vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$600
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
99
14
😀 Quality of life
75
44
🏙️ Population
24.9M
9.03M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 88% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4971st and 7960th ($1126 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 226th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ranked 4th vs 350th best cities to live in China, and 1655th vs 7402nd 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
$5.01
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$16685

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514