Calgary vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1055
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$151
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$259
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$165
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	79
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.31M	6.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 393% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1716th and 8922nd ($2118 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 16th in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 209th and 5162nd 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	$17	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$1717

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271