Calgary vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2181
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$571
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	53	38
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	1.31M	6.98M

The cost of living in Calgary is 175% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6518th ($2149 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 39th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 131st and 6686th 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	$16.9	$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$20188

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$774
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$774
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$671
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$660
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$794
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$895
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$614
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$725
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$839
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$819
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$572
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$623
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$830
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$577
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$491
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$778
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$586
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1590
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$602
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$592
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$641
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$607
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$763
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$780
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$808
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$606
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$958
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2427
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$565
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$523
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$783
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$538
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$601