Calgary vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$5581
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$1437
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$2329
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$4148
😷 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 11% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 1716th and 1140th ($2118 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 209th and 289th 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
$17
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$6.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$25946

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2074
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1928
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2053
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1874
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2034
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2011
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1992
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1855
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1954
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1678
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1806
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2086
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1691
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1497
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1968
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1830
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2022
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1536
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1911
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1952
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1994
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1993
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1554
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2057
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2343
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1904
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1895
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2122
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1908
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1901
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1833
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1849
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1752
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1864
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1931