Calgary vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$752
😷 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 250% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1759th and 7983rd ($2095 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 263rd 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 Zhumadian. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 187th and 7353rd 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	$19.1	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$8478

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513