Calgary vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	53	65
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	1.31M	12.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 171% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1716th and 6833rd ($2118 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 209th and 3150th 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	$17	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$17664

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623