Vancouver vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Vancouver	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2564	$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5785	$1394
🏠 One person rent	$1629	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$2825	$418
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$184
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3016	$627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	78
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	662K	12.6M

The cost of living in Vancouver is 407% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 587th and 8471st ($2564 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 532nd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Vancouver compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Vancouver ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 60th and 3944th 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	$16.3	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.9	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1786	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3279	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12194	$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7826	$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.3	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.6	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.85	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1092	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14942	$4818

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Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2595
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2407
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2034
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2251
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2134
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2445
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2576
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1721
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2585
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2604
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2837
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3118
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2279
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2729
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2728
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2920
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2313
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3262
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2974
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3345
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2758

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$542
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$554
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$563
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$539
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$541
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$543
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$570
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$544
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$525
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$585
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$599
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$524
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$554
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$538
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$746
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$600
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$498
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$640
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$608
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$622
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$617
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$801
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$739
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1400
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$743
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$651
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$613
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$642
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$601
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$580
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$617