Calgary vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
95
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
1.31M
17.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 111% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1759th and 5618th ($2095 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 187th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Shenzhen

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Calgary Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648