Calgary vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	1.31M	13.9M

The cost of living in Calgary is 207% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1759th and 7400th ($2095 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 187th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Tianjin

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	Calgary	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546