Calgary vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1512
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$335
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	68
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	1.31M	12.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 301% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1759th and 8548th ($2095 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 485th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 187th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Zhengzhou

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	Calgary	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$21955

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$520
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$520
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$514
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$504
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$457
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$484
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$522
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$516
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$513
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$502
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$524
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$491
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$487
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$513
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$529
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$525
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$555
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$538
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$540
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$533
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$540
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$610
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$507
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$521
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$589
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$637
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$612
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$599
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$556
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$575
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$549
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$567