Shenzhen vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2526
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$552
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$938
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
95
14
😀 Quality of life
76
43
🏙️ Population
17.5M
9.03M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 63% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5618th and 7898th ($995 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 226th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ranked 4th vs 362nd best cities to live in China, and 1163rd vs 7422nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Zhoukou

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Shenzhen Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.5
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13122
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6054
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.37
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21140
$18568

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$2396
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$2663
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$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531