Beijing vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Beijing	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$2136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2604	$4760
🏠 One person rent	$547	$1245
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$2001
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1449	$2854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	77	91
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.31M

The cost of living in Beijing is 54% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5871st and 1644th ($993 vs $2136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 23rd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Calgary. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Calgary ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 1048th and 156th 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	$4.2	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1487	$2152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$1634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.64%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15121	$3374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6670	$3144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.82	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.27	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.1	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$64.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$873
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23852	$15961

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$690
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$719
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$744
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$640
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$645
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$689
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$582
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$665
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$455
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$662
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$654
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$584
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$697
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$652
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$633
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$549
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$585
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$628
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$624
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$591
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$572
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$543
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$617
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$549
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$565
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$538
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$616
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$600
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$503
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$710
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$572
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$620
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$550
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$624
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$635
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$604
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$584
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$625
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$731

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1839
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1811
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1740
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1539
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1661
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1865
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2616
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1984
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2375
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2351
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1783
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2246
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1857
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1949
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2265
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2087
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2481
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1760
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1912
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1883
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1779
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1628
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1997
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1851
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1437
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2251
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1510
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2063
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2108
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2039
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2688
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2079
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1975
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2030
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2545
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2462
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2415
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1931