Calgary vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1075
😷 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 219% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1716th and 7496th ($2118 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 209th and 2445th 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
$17
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$19275

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547