Calgary vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
49
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
1.31M
8.78M

The cost of living in Calgary is 234% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1716th and 7679th ($2118 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 209th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Quanzhou

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Calgary Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943