Calgary vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
53
53
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
1.31M
9.4M

The cost of living in Calgary is 215% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1716th and 7431st ($2118 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 209th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Ningbo

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Calgary Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525