Calgary vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$2449
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$620
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$1621
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
53
83
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
1.31M
225K

The cost of living in Calgary is 128% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 1781st and 6149th ($2079 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 9th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Changhua ranked 13th in Taiwan, while ranked 160th and 4895th 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
$16.7
$4.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$82.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
2.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$7132
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$51
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$13.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$18881

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$1773
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$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
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$1730
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$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887

Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$1006
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$894
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$894
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$695
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$914
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$993
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$868
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$942
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$894
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1135
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$802
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1313
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$854
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1030
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$615
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$634
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$621
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$901
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$707
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$681
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$628
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1078
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$671
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$697
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$616
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$454
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$700
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$451
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$753
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$669
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$579
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$600
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1079
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$696
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$666
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$650