Canberra vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1473
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$327
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$664
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	68
😀 Quality of life	85	68
🏙️ Population	381K	12.6M

The cost of living in Canberra is 335% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1443rd and 8643rd ($2223 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 498th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 479th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Zhengzhou

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	Canberra	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$21713

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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