Singapore City vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$1576
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$286
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$251
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$622
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	89	16
😀 Quality of life	98	43
🏙️ Population	5.87M	9.03M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 450% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 109th and 7972nd ($3201 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 7th and 7341st 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	$8.79	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$14551

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$553
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$563
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$507
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$580
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$517
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$526
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$522
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$523
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$598
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$478
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$595
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$518
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$570
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$513
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$517
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$572
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$525
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$807
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$516
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$502
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$570
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$581
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$510
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$582
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$511
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$503
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$506
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$513
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$574
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$527
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$585
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$582
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$499