Istanbul vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$587
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
95
17
😀 Quality of life
77
37
🏙️ Population
15.5M
9.03M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 88% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4816th and 7790th ($1125 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 790th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985

Cities near Zhoukou

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