Calgary vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
68
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
1.31M
12.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 314% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1716th and 8643rd ($2118 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 498th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 209th and 4641st 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
$17
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$21713

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$1801
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$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
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$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556