Beijing vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2077
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4598
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1942
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3168
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.31M

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5387th and 1646th ($1016 vs $2077) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 23rd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Calgary ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 989th and 153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Calgary

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	Beijing	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$3283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$16603

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871