Calgary vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$369
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$1212
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	91
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	1.31M	11.9M

The cost of living in Calgary is 158% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1646th and 6419th ($2077 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Hangzhou. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 153rd and 1916th 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	$15.2	$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$31296

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746