Calgary vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$776
😷 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 252% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1716th and 7929th ($2118 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 209th and 7123rd 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
$17
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615