Calgary vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2110
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$587
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1288
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	96
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	1.31M	18.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 167% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1759th and 6854th ($2095 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 187th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Guangzhou

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	Calgary	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$19408

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711