Calgary vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2382
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1594
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
53
83
😀 Quality of life
90
70
🏙️ Population
1.31M
221K

The cost of living in Calgary is 138% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 1716th and 6410th ($2118 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 12th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Changhua ranked 11th in Taiwan, while ranked 209th and 4187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Changhua

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Calgary Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$85.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
2.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$6718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$6962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$6.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$17071

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$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665