Calgary vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4871
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1024
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	85
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.31M	513K

The cost of living in Calgary is 8% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 1759th and 2196th ($2095 vs $1942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 138th in Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Liverpool. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Liverpool ranked 6th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 187th and 66th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Liverpool

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	Calgary	Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$23.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$97.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$733
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$80.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$15989

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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 Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1853
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1677
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1860
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1831
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1847
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1682
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1885
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1890
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$2035
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1836
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1736
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1832
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1757
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1987
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1945
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1733
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1669
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1993
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$2025
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$2043
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1781
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2348
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1694
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1838
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1689
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1501
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1791
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1834
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1827