Shenzhen vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$495
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
96
17
😀 Quality of life
79
37
🏙️ Population
17.7M
9.03M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 60% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5948th and 7790th ($958 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 315th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Ranked 3rd vs 337th best cities to live in China, and 556th vs 7211th 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
$3.6
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$15431

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$2427
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$2753
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$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618

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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