Canberra vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$1600
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$714
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	78
😀 Quality of life	83	66
🏙️ Population	381K	12.6M

The cost of living in Canberra is 359% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 929th and 8506th ($2393 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 518th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 393rd and 3930th 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	$20.1	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$19861

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$541
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$559
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$568
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$535
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$623
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$588
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$571
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$525
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$565
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$521
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$610
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$517
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$555
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$533
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$819
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$567
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$511
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$648
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$612
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$591
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$608
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$599
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$602
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$587
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$826
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$747
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1433
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$775
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$659
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$634
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$655
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$609
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$554
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$619