Canberra vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	78
😀 Quality of life	84	66
🏙️ Population	381K	12.6M

The cost of living in Canberra is 295% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1768th and 8544th ($2023 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 499th 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 8th best city to live in Australia vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 388th and 3982nd 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	$14.1	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$19343

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591