Vancouver vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vancouver Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2505
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5691
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$1564
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$2640
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$646
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3446
$902
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
68
😀 Quality of life
93
70
🏙️ Population
662K
12.6M

The cost of living in Vancouver is 379% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 890th and 8548th ($2505 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Vancouver compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Vancouver ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 62nd and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Vancouver vs Zhengzhou

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Vancouver Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.37
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2929
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2377
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8999
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7018
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.7
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.6
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.59
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1168
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21273
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567