Calgary vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2430
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$613
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	4
😀 Quality of life	90	26
🏙️ Population	1.31M	13.9K

The cost of living in Calgary is 119% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 1473rd and 5821st ($2149 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.6 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 131st and 8479th 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	$16.9	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$7051

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1159
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1061
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1065
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1101
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1003
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1164
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$964
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1594
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$719
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$692
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$871
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1081
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$691
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1084
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$770
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1241
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1242
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$821
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$704
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$627
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$662
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$731
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$785