Calgary vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$914
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
53
87
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
1.31M
32.1M

The cost of living in Calgary is 271% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1781st and 8185th ($2079 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 322nd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Chongqing. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 160th and 2237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$23821

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1773
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537