Calgary vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
53
69
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
1.31M
10.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 214% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1781st and 7341st ($2079 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 160th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$21416

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598