Calgary vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
53
84
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.31M
11.9M

The cost of living in Calgary is 146% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1716th and 6527th ($2118 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 17th 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 Hangzhou. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 209th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Hangzhou

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Calgary Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.12
🥤 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
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$29918

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765