Calgary vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1531
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$372
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$937
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	53	63
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	1.31M	9.07M

The cost of living in Calgary is 245% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 1759th and 7925th ($2095 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 235th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Changchun ranked 59th in China, while ranked 187th and 6274th 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	$19.1	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$7.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$8890

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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

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$603
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$559
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$575
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$551
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$640
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$604
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$549
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$554
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$569
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$610
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$629
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$549
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$713
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$579
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$555
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$674
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$499
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$573
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$564
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$629
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$599
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$532
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$612
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$653
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$567
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$662
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$474
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$537
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$529
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$712
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$519
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$549
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$572
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$594