Calgary vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$739
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	85
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.31M	9.07M

The cost of living in Calgary is 318% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1473rd and 8584th ($2149 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 526th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 131st and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Shenyang

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	Calgary	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$25284

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511