Calgary vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$1086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
90
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.31M
10M

The cost of living in Calgary is 237% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1759th and 7795th ($2095 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 187th and 2894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Changsha

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Calgary Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$9728

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554