Calgary vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	4
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	1.31M	24.5K

The cost of living in Calgary is 111% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1759th and 5614th ($2095 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Canada vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 187th and 6384th 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	$19.1	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$10636

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793