Calgary vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	21
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	1.31M	6.56M

The cost of living in Calgary is 247% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1759th and 7943rd ($2095 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 187th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Shaoyang

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	Calgary	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$13867

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619