Calgary vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$942
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$867
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
69
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
1.31M
12.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 75% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1896th and 4472nd ($1928 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 8th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Suzhou. Calgary ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 67th and 3578th 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
$16.5
$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$1466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$62.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$8558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$4586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$75.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$1765
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$24231

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106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$701
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$693
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$852
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$667
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$726
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$684
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$685
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$952
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1379
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$778
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$674
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$665
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$754
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$672
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$681
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$677
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$683
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$662
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$891
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$652
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$673
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$726
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$689
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$573
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$666
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$711
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$655
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$664
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$674
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$729
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$882
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$811
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$681
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$673
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$680
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$832
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$666