Calgary vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$5796
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1748
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$3037
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$3727
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	1.31M	593K

The cost of living in Calgary is 21% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 1646th and 605th ($2077 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd 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 8th best city to live in Canada vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 153rd and 17th 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	$15.2	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$7.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$3211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$5541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$1213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$8881

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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 Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574