Calgary vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1532
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$809
😷 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 1759th and 7957th ($2095 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 249th 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs Hengyang ranked 154th in China, while ranked 187th and 6806th 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	$19.1	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$10039

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$589
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$648
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$518
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$605
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$569
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$739
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$622
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$586
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$589
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$610
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$766
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$632
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$793
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$518
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$560
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$758
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$593
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$528
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$778
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$535
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$565
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$560
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$593
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$801
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$638
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$570
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$542
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$623
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$603
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619