Calgary vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4760
$5990
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$2001
$3029
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2854
$3627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
53
100
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
1.31M
7.41M

The cost of living in Calgary is 18% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1644th and 683rd ($2136 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Calgary ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 156th and 257th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Hong Kong

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Calgary Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$8.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.41
$7.57
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$1981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$1413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2152
$3629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1634
$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.5
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3374
$26130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3144
$15915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87
$66.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$73.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$64.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$873
$993
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15961
$21692

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1839
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1811
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1740
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1539
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1661
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1865
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2616
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1984
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2375
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2351
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1783
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2246
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1857
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1949
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2265
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2087
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2481
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1857
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1760
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1912
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1883
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1779
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1628
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1997
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1851
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1437
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2251
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1510
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2063
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2108
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2039
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2688
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2079
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1975
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2030
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2545
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2462
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2415
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1931

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2403
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$906
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$661
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1715
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$514
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$664
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$818
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$761
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$929
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$825
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$762
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$789
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$820
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$884
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$575
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$450
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$813
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$588
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$756
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$772
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$763
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$667
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$733
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$732
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$654
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$673
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$698
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$690
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$940
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$540
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$600