Calgary vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2063
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$829
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	96
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	1.31M	18.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 171% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1716th and 6835th ($2118 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 209th and 2285th 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	$17	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$16938

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Cities near Calgary

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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694