Sydney vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$690
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	99	17
😀 Quality of life	99	37
🏙️ Population	4.84M	9.03M

The cost of living in Sydney is 367% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 312th and 7790th ($2801 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 4th and 7211th 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	$15.3	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$15431

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754

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