Calgary vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1087
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$127
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$214
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$253
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	28
😀 Quality of life	91	51
🏙️ Population	1.31M	846K

The cost of living in Calgary is 387% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 1781st and 8921st ($2079 vs $427) 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 160th and 6559th 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	$16.7	$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$3066

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$350
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$293
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$328
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$293
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$386
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$298
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$320
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$281
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$316
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$284
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$297
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$297
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$279
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$273
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$298
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$918
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$276
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$450
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$297
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$311
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$420
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$300
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$297
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$308
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$339
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$289
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$289
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$286
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$383
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$369
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$294
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$289
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$367
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$287
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$320
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$348