Thimphu vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$998
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$158
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$234
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$351
$701
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
5
14
😀 Quality of life
43
43
🏙️ Population
115K
9.03M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 33% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8941st and 7898th ($412 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 226th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Thimphu compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 7454th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Zhoukou

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Thimphu Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.59
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.6
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.87
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.6
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$657
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.41
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.44
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.92
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.4
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$600
$18568

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$437
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$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531