Calgary vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
53
67
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
1.31M
10.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 218% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1716th and 7469th ($2118 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 209th and 3662nd 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
$17
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$22205

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608