Calgary vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	24
😀 Quality of life	92	41
🏙️ Population	1.31M	7.82M

The cost of living in Calgary is 185% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1526th and 6604th ($2113 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 66th and 7053rd 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	$16	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$14498

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543