Calgary vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1742
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$3071
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.31M	7.41M

The cost of living in Calgary is 21% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1759th and 640th ($2095 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 187th and 676th 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	$19.1	$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$22758

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$995
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$678
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1734
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$694
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$873
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$785
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$954
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$627
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$858
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$777
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$801
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$908
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$600
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$793
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$474
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$682
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$828
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$766
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$797
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$802
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$778
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$758
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$739
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$729
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$711
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$714
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$892
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$528
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$620