Calgary vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2077
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$2423
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1942
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3168
$1485
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
53
83
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
1.31M
225K

The cost of living in Calgary is 155% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 1646th and 6385th ($2077 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 11th 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 8th best city to live in Canada vs Changhua ranked 14th in Taiwan, while ranked 153rd and 4970th 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
$15.2
$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.97
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.25
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2053
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3283
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$3.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$6.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$12.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$841
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16603
$17014

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Cost of living

$349

$907

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$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 Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$894
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$796
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$770
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$728
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$747
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$897
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$821
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$875
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$814
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1073
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$731
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1181
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$788
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$956
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$967
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$627
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$625
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$644
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$823
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$688
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$664
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$648
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1155
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$630
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$649
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$603
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$581
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$451
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$681
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$443
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$726
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$655
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$569
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$601
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$671
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1154
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$682
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$671