Calgary vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$991
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.31M	9.37M

The cost of living in Calgary is 232% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1646th and 7405th ($2077 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 153rd and 3963rd 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	$15.2	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$8278

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665