Singapore City vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$690
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	89	17
😀 Quality of life	97	37
🏙️ Population	5.87M	9.03M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 428% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 81st and 7790th ($3168 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th in Singapore and China, respectively. Check Singapore vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 8th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Zhoukou

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	Singapore City	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$15431

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

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