Calgary vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	17
😀 Quality of life	90	44
🏙️ Population	1.31M	7.82M

The cost of living in Calgary is 251% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1716th and 7914th ($2118 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 209th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Shangqiu

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	Calgary	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$16802

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Cities near Calgary

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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518