Calgary vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1493
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$927
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	53	73
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	1.31M	9.07M

The cost of living in Calgary is 262% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 1646th and 7971st ($2077 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 351st 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 1.6 months in Changchun. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 153rd and 6079th 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	$15.2	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$8252

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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

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532