Canberra vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$745
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	30	19
😀 Quality of life	84	38
🏙️ Population	381K	7.01M

The cost of living in Canberra is 218% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1768th and 7314th ($2023 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 388th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Zhumadian

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	Canberra	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504