Calgary vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$563
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	53	38
😀 Quality of life	91	48
🏙️ Population	1.31M	6.98M

The cost of living in Calgary is 163% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 1781st and 6706th ($2079 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 26th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 160th and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Zhanjiang

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	Calgary	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$16727

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$773
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$780
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$677
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$726
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$590
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$693
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$816
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$827
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$809
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$829
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$551
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$518
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$758
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$568
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1746
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$589
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$559
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$662
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$574
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$766
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$777
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$562
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$662
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$878
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2414
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$558
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$556
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$765
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$546
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$574