Calgary vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1622
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$410
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
92
55
🏙️ Population
1.31M
9.07M

The cost of living in Calgary is 245% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 1526th and 7549th ($2113 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 272nd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Changchun ranked 37th in China, while ranked 66th and 5930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Changchun

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Calgary Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
5.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$5961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$3968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$9.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$2.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$280
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$14481

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$595
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$607
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$565
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$585
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$560
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$555
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$640
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$541
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$646
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$610
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$543
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$561
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$586
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$536
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$595
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$648
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$524
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$758
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$557
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$551
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$673
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$449
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$566
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$597
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$661
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$592
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$529
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$486
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$628
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$510
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$643
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$515
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$502
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$702
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$517
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$573
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$692
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$560