Calgary vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$3083
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
88
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
1.31M
488K

The cost of living in Calgary is 3% more expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 1526th and 1692nd ($2113 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 46th 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 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 66th and 64th 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
$16
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$14724

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666