Calgary vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$1044
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
53
70
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
1.31M
12.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 111% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1473rd and 5553rd ($2149 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 131st and 3798th 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
$16.9
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645