Calgary vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2349
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$1013
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	91
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	1.31M	11.9M

The cost of living in Calgary is 154% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1526th and 6270th ($2113 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 25th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 66th and 2093rd 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	$16	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$26569

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$755
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$707
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$725
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$720
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$707
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$811
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$677
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$694
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$687
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$771
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$789
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1190
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$731
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$731
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1074
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$713
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$688
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$690
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$713
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$644
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$675
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$741
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$625
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$651
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$682
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$898
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$763
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$735
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$682
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$740