Thimphu vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$152
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.4
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$544
$622
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
5
16
😀 Quality of life
42
43
🏙️ Population
115K
9.03M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 28% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8940th and 7972nd ($420 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 235th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Thimphu compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 7547th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$600
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$947
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.55
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$653
$14551

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$918
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$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
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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