Calgary vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1821
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$459
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$420
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	53	45
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.47M

The cost of living in Calgary is 193% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6748th ($2149 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 13th in Canada and Colombia, respectively. Check Canada vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Cali. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Cali ranked 3rd in Colombia, while ranked 131st and 6170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Cali

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	Calgary	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$969
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$6178

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620