Calgary vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$4390
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1009
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$3013
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.31M	676K

The cost of living in Calgary is 11% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 1473rd and 2046th ($2149 vs $1936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Canada and Finland, respectively. Check Canada vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 131st and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Helsinki

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	Calgary	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$8423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$5044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$71.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$84.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$10871

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$2023
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1570
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1532
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1453
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1363
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1278
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1447
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1525
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1453
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1571
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1416
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$973
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1447
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1439
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1546
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1591
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1544
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1527
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1499
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1469
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$979
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1467
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1102
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$846
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$966
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1331
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1325
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1120