Washington vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Washington	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3149	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7865	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$4037	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$738	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5859	$695
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	94	38
🏙️ Population	690K	9.03M

The cost of living in Washington is 443% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 96th and 7893rd ($3149 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 321st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Washington compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Washington ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 43rd and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Washington	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.7	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.65	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2298	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1750	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4716	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3555	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7543	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6152	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.3	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.54	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.98	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$105	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2464	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24653	$14854

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Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484