Calgary vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1619
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$793
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.31M	10M

The cost of living in Calgary is 269% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1473rd and 7989th ($2149 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 378th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Changsha. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 131st and 3254th 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	$16.9	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$5672

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575