Calgary vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$933
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
1.31M
9.37M

The cost of living in Calgary is 199% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1526th and 6756th ($2113 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 66th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$8280

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696