Calgary vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	53	17
😀 Quality of life	90	44
🏙️ Population	1.31M	7.01M

The cost of living in Calgary is 255% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1716th and 7977th ($2118 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 234th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 209th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Zhumadian

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	Calgary	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$9042

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507