Calgary vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	96
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	1.31M	17.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 137% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1781st and 6334th ($2079 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 17th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 160th and 1094th 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	$16.7	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$22402

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634