Sydney vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$293
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	99	14
😀 Quality of life	98	44
🏙️ Population	5.45M	9.03M

The cost of living in Sydney is 376% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 348th and 7960th ($2844 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 2nd and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Zhoukou

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	Sydney	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$16685

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Zhoukou

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