Calgary vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$800
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	20
😀 Quality of life	90	41
🏙️ Population	1.31M	6.44M

The cost of living in Calgary is 209% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1646th and 7052nd ($2077 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 153rd and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Shangrao

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	Calgary	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621