Vancouver vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Vancouver Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5841
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1607
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$2790
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$630
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3629
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
68
😀 Quality of life
93
68
🏙️ Population
662K
12.6M

The cost of living in Vancouver is 397% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 822nd and 8643rd ($2540 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Vancouver ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 53rd and 4641st 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
$16.7
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.22
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1720
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3147
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2525
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.6
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9202
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7119
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.5
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.9
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1231
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21986
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556