Calgary vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1080
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$134
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$232
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$148
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	29
😀 Quality of life	90	47
🏙️ Population	1.31M	846K

The cost of living in Calgary is 394% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1759th and 8916th ($2095 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Nepal, respectively. Check Canada vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 187th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kathmandu

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	Calgary	Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$4078

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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 Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$336
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$288
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$317
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$287
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$386
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$295
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$303
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$293
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$264
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$303
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$270
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$282
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$274
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$266
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$255
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$287
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$960
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$264
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$437
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$289
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$320
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$412
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$291
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$288
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$307
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$326
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$274
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$268
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$348
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$354
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$289
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$288
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$272
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$330
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$297
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$339