Vancouver vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vancouver Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2650
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1697
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2823
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3361
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
78
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
662K
12.6M

The cost of living in Vancouver is 408% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 512th and 8506th ($2650 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Vancouver ranked 5th best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 100th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Vancouver Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.59
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1905
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1486
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3353
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2487
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.6
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10997
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7402
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1165
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16245
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743

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