Calgary vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$952
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
1.31M
9.37M

The cost of living in Calgary is 195% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6780th ($2149 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 68th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 131st and 4171st 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
$16.9
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699