Calgary vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
53
84
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
1.31M
9.37M

The cost of living in Calgary is 224% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1716th and 7557th ($2118 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 209th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Hefei

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Calgary Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$9430

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677