Calgary vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
53
70
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
1.31M
12.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 107% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1526th and 5170th ($2113 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 11th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 66th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Suzhou

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Calgary Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645