Calgary vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1065
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$272
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$321
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	1.31M	6.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 375% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1781st and 8898th ($2079 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 17th in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 160th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Chennai

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	Calgary	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$1729

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286