Vancouver vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Vancouver	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2488	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$2615	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3246	$680
😷 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 386% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 819th and 8544th ($2488 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Vancouver ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 86th and 3982nd 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	$16.1	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.4	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.71	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1747	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3049	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2320	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.4	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.9	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.5	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6774	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.96	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.47	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$100	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1117	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17240	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591