Shenzhen vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$484
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
96
17
😀 Quality of life
80
41
🏙️ Population
17.5M
9.03M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 61% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5744th and 7809th ($939 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 370th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ranked 3rd vs 332nd best cities to live in China, and 460th vs 7081st 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
$3.46
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$13369

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$2410
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$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

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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