Vancouver vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Vancouver	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2488	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2113
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2615	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3246	$549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	78	37
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	662K	6.98M

The cost of living in Vancouver is 226% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 819th and 6602nd ($2488 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Vancouver compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Vancouver ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 86th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vancouver vs Zhanjiang

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	Vancouver	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.4	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.71	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1747	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3049	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2320	$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.4	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.5	$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6774	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.96	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.47	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$100	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1117	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17240	$18959

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$756
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$642
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$771
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$877
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$812
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$803
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$804
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$461
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$763
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$564
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1588
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$582
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$653
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$579
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$758
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$794
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$591
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$656
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$916
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2432
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$554
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$513
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$755
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$522
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575