Calgary vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	53	65
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	1.31M	12.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 162% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1759th and 6776th ($2095 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 187th and 2020th 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	$19.1	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$20341

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635