Calgary vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1006
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$142
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$243
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	79
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	1.31M	6.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 413% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 1759th and 8947th ($2095 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 15th 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 0.6 months in Chennai. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 187th and 5131st 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	$19.1	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$1792

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259