Calgary vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5636
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1360
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2398
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	88
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	1.31M	488K

The cost of living in Calgary is 9% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 1759th and 1307th ($2095 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 38th in Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 187th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Edinburgh

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	Calgary	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$8.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$25458

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820