Calgary vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	74
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	1.31M	9.07M

The cost of living in Calgary is 242% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1759th and 7878th ($2095 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 187th and 6059th 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	$19.1	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532