Calgary vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$4064
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$1510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
1.31M
24.9M

The cost of living in Calgary is 40% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1896th and 3152nd ($1928 vs $1379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Calgary ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 67th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Shanghai

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Calgary Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1079
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$18451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$10024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$6.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$75.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$27276

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$754
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$667
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$701
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$677
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$726
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$674
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$693
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$952
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$852
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$776
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$684
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$680
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$882
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$665
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$726
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$685
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$778
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$683
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$891
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$681
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$673
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$672
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$652
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$662
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$674
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$689
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$674
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$573
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$711
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$666
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$655
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$650
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$681
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$664
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$678
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$729
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$673
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$811