Calgary vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$769
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	94
😀 Quality of life	90	61
🏙️ Population	1.31M	26.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 308% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 1646th and 8558th ($2077 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 7th 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 1.5 months in Delhi. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 153rd and 5071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Delhi

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	Calgary	Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$1949

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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 Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$425
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$536
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$368
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$274
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$342
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$265
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$321
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$283
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$307
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$289
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$292
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$283
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$309
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$251
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$353
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$349
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$372
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$288
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$365
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$369
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$350
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$376
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$272
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$441
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$328
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$358
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$279
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$368
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$297
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$383
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$339
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$366
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$411
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$355
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$300
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$340