Calgary vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$723
😷 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 285% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1646th and 8334th ($2077 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 454th 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 Shenyang. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 153rd and 3343rd 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	$15.2	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500