Shanghai vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$602
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
100
17
😀 Quality of life
79
37
🏙️ Population
24.9M
9.03M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 90% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4780th and 7790th ($1136 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 315th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Ranked 4th vs 337th best cities to live in China, and 571st vs 7211th 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
$3.99
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$15431

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$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528