Calgary vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$695
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	53	17
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	1.31M	9.03M

The cost of living in Calgary is 258% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1646th and 7893rd ($2077 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 153rd and 7224th 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	$15.2	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$14854

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484