Calgary vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	60
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	1.31M	9.4M

The cost of living in Calgary is 192% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1781st and 7025th ($2079 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 46th 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 Ningbo. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 160th and 6133rd 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	$16.7	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$15234

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531