Calgary vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$6629
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1987
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$3461
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$663
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	96
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.31M	593K

The cost of living in Calgary is 29% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 1716th and 223rd ($2118 vs $2992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Canada and Ireland, respectively. Check Canada vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 209th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Dublin

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	Calgary	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$96.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$8.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$2108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1693
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$3809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$2999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$8392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$6209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$4.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$119
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$10947

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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 Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718