Calgary vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$976
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	53	29
😀 Quality of life	91	49
🏙️ Population	1.31M	6.17M

The cost of living in Calgary is 169% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 1781st and 6772nd ($2079 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 30th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 160th and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Maoming

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	Calgary	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$16634

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941