Calgary vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$780
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.31M
9.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 247% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1716th and 7844th ($2118 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 209th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Foshan

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Calgary Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$22493

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$1801
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$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
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$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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664