Beijing vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$3093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	73	90
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.31M

The cost of living in Beijing is 47% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4987th and 1759th ($1108 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 27th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 2361st and 187th 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	$4.47	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$15881

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872