Calgary vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1735
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$81.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	89
😀 Quality of life	90	75
🏙️ Population	1.31M	20.9M

The cost of living in Calgary is 218% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 1716th and 7467th ($2118 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 88th 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 Chengdu. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 209th and 1710th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Chengdu

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	Calgary	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.33
🥤 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	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$13059

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Cities near Calgary

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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580