Calgary vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$1278
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	90	82
🏙️ Population	1.31M	546K

The cost of living in Calgary is 22% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1646th and 2671st ($2077 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Lisbon. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 153rd and 475th 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	$15.2	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$15150

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112