Calgary vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	24
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	1.31M	7.82M

The cost of living in Calgary is 248% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1781st and 7835th ($2079 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 183rd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 160th and 7180th 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	$16.7	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$17107

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517