Calgary vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$690
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	53	17
😀 Quality of life	90	37
🏙️ Population	1.31M	9.03M

The cost of living in Calgary is 259% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1473rd and 7790th ($2149 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 315th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 131st and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Zhoukou

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	Calgary	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$15431

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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