Calgary vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$2403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$5638
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$2444
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$4246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
68
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.31M
875K

The cost of living in Calgary is 12% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1716th and 1073rd ($2118 vs $2403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 918th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Charlotte ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 209th and 283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Charlotte

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Calgary Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$2971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$2035
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$4032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$2433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$7.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$1516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$24528

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Cities near Calgary

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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952