Calgary vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4376
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1262
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2117
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$1562
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	1.31M	546K

The cost of living in Calgary is 8% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1716th and 2184th ($2118 vs $1953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Canada and Portugal, respectively. Check Canada vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 209th and 574th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Lisbon

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	Calgary	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$4450
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$46.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$7.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$16697

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249