Calgary vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$956
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
54
91
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
1.31M
13.9M

The cost of living in Calgary is 145% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1896th and 6251st ($1928 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 31st 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 1.2 months in Tianjin. Calgary ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 67th and 1659th 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
$16.5
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$9665

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$706
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$711
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$663
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$665
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$756
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$762
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$671
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1254
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$658
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$664
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$672
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$666
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$663
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$520
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$669
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$670
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$656
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$665
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$752
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$680
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$796
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$675
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$693
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$671
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$667
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$663
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$655
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$660
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$668
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$660
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$660
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$661
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$672
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$547
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$615