Thimphu vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1010
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$152
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$462
$681
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
5
14
😀 Quality of life
45
44
🏙️ Population
115K
9.03M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 31% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8957th and 7960th ($412 vs $598) 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 1.1 months in Thimphu compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 7238th and 7402nd 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
$2.71
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.07
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.2
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$633
$16685

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$443
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$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285

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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