Calgary vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1592
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$355
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	53	18
😀 Quality of life	91	43
🏙️ Population	1.31M	9.71M

The cost of living in Calgary is 258% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 1781st and 7983rd ($2079 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 239th 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 1.1 months in Nanyang. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Nanyang ranked 352nd in China, while ranked 160th and 7334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Nanyang

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	Calgary	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.89
🥤 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	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$12618

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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 Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$553
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$526
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$552
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$535
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$555
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$525
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$580
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$542
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$553
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$523
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$582
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$507
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$543
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$517
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$583
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$517
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$513
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$518
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$522
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$510
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$574
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$516
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$582
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$503
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$513
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$575
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$579
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$570
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$505
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$515
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$506
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$585
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$546
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$489