Calgary vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1419
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$186
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$623
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	53	71
😀 Quality of life	90	61
🏙️ Population	1.31M	10.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 324% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1473rd and 8633rd ($2149 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 131st and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Shijiazhuang

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	Calgary	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$4947

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$547
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$555
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$568
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$588
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$614
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$572
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$575
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$605
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$632
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$637
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$616
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$677
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$482
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$620
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$609
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$611
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$634
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$577
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$598
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$670
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$500
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$649
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$679
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$507
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$720
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$538
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$597
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$608
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$619
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$668
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$747
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$693
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$729
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$734