Calgary vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$680
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.31M	12.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 306% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1646th and 8544th ($2077 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 153rd and 3982nd 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	$15.2	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$19343

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591