Calgary vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$542
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$738
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	53	69
😀 Quality of life	90	69
🏙️ Population	1.31M	10.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 217% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1473rd and 7055th ($2149 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 115th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 131st and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Dongguan

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	Calgary	Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$21927

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623