Calgary vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$357
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$1018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	76
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	1.31M	32.1M

The cost of living in Calgary is 253% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1716th and 7933rd ($2118 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 214th 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 Chongqing. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 209th and 2353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Chongqing

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	Calgary	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$24477

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$600
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$607
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$576
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$628
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$612
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$578
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$621
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$564
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$582
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$627
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$629
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$595
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$588
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$591
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$584
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$581
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$580
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$566
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$625
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$611
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$594
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$606
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$588
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556