Calgary vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1541
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$308
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$814
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	53	40
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	1.31M	6.65M

The cost of living in Calgary is 248% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 1716th and 7862nd ($2118 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 190th 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 1.3 months in Hengyang. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 209th and 6777th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Hengyang

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	Calgary	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$3058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2014
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$5.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$8641

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Cities near Calgary

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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$638
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$511
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$601
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$564
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$567
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$730
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$617
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$583
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$584
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$760
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$630
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$588
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$807
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$498
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$587
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$605
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$533
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$769
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$529
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$563
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$599
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$588
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$795
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$634
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$568
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$539
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$610
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$595
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615