Thimphu vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$387
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1009
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$122
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$570
$690
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
5
17
😀 Quality of life
50
37
🏙️ Population
115K
9.03M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 35% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 9013th and 7790th ($387 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 315th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Thimphu compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6232nd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.54
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$119
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.3
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$691
$15431

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$455
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$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284

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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