Calgary vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2491
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$613
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	4
😀 Quality of life	92	35
🏙️ Population	1.31M	12.9K

The cost of living in Calgary is 110% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1526th and 5256th ($2113 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Canada and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Canada vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 66th and 7788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kingstown

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	Calgary	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$3332

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$993
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1108
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1069
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1069
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1099
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$834
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1217
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$898
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1575
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$710
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$666
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$654
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1074
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$686
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1076
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$748
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1212
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1214
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$769
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$719
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$608
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$637
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$700
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$760