Calgary vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1957
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$557
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	61
😀 Quality of life	92	56
🏙️ Population	1.31M	9.4M

The cost of living in Calgary is 212% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1526th and 6976th ($2113 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 122nd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 66th and 5865th 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	$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$9922

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524