Calgary vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$2843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
1.31M
7.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 33% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1896th and 63rd ($1928 vs $2884) 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 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 1 months in Hong Kong. Calgary ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 67th and 99th 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
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$18730

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705