Calgary vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$2127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$5086
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$1221
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$2077
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$642
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$3894
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.31M
906K

The cost of living in Calgary is 0.4% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1716th and 1686th ($2118 vs $2127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1354th 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 Columbus. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Columbus ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 209th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Columbus

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Calgary Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$6.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$934
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$2183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$3248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$2159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$9.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$1272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$24638

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935