Calgary vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$3145
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
94
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
1.31M
626K

The cost of living in Calgary is 12% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 1526th and 2103rd ($2113 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 66th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Glasgow

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Calgary Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$12197

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251