Calgary vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1009
😷 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 243% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1716th and 7792nd ($2118 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 167th 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 1.6 months in Changsha. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 209th and 3307th 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
$17
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$8507

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562