Calgary vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$913
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$1248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
54
97
😀 Quality of life
92
76
🏙️ Population
1.31M
18.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 123% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1896th and 6006th ($1928 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 16th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Guangzhou. Calgary ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 67th and 696th 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
$16.5
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$5592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$25540

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597