Shenzhen vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2444
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$507
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$900
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
95
14
😀 Quality of life
77
44
🏙️ Population
17.5M
9.03M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 57% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6106th and 7960th ($939 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 226th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ranked 3rd vs 350th best cities to live in China, and 1113th vs 7402nd 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
$3.57
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13180
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5913
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22916
$16685

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$2415
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$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638

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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