Calgary vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1860
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1102
😷 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 232% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1759th and 7730th ($2095 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 168th 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 187th and 1966th 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	$19.1	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$61
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$24949

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Cities near Calgary

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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$595
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$625
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$618
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$701
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$588
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$625
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$643
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$615
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$630
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$640
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$575
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$590
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$640
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$647
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$688
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$612
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$615
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$600
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$549
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$600
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$598
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$635
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$582
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$579
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$641
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$563
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$631
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$602
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$616
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$588
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$593
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$614
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$560