Calgary vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$707
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	24
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	1.31M	7.82M

The cost of living in Calgary is 182% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1646th and 6735th ($2077 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 153rd and 7140th 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	$15.2	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$17921

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529