Calgary vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2077
$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$5059
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$1942
$2171
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$632
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3168
$4018
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
1.31M
906K

The cost of living in Calgary is 3% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1646th and 1476th ($2077 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 153rd and 249th 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
$15.2
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.97
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2053
$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3283
$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$841
$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16603
$15423

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1743
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1676
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1614
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1656
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1487
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1588
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2568
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1886
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2299
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2284
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1638
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2174
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1770
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2007
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2163
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2054
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2327
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1786
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1792
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1612
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1778
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1884
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1632
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1761
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1360
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2248
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1446
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1883
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2023
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1968
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2616
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2021
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2050
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2490
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2466
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2181
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858