Calgary vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$1478
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$2331
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$4390
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
70
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.31M
888K

The cost of living in Calgary is 13% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 1759th and 1079th ($2095 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 928th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 187th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Indianapolis

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Calgary Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$24177

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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 Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908