Calgary vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$3437
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1506
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$1669
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	40
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	1.31M	284K

The cost of living in Calgary is 41% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 1646th and 3558th ($2077 vs $1468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Slovenia, respectively. Check Canada vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Ljubljana. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 153rd and 615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Ljubljana

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	Calgary	Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$5385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$4113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$12510

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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 Ljubljana

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Kranj	$1261
57 km or 36 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
58 km or 36 mi	Velenje	$1157
61 km or 38 mi	Celje	$1116
65 km or 40 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
68 km or 42 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
70 km or 44 mi	Gorizia	$1223
72 km or 45 mi	Trieste	$1421
80 km or 50 mi	Rijeka	$1152
82 km or 51 mi	Villach	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Izola	$1263
91 km or 57 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Piran	$1247
99 km or 62 mi	Udine	$1307
102 km or 63 mi	Karlovac	$912
102 km or 64 mi	Maribor	$1082
114 km or 71 mi	Zagreb	$1253
126 km or 78 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
133 km or 83 mi	Graz	$1594
142 km or 88 mi	Pula	$941
143 km or 89 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
144 km or 89 mi	Pordenone	$1272
155 km or 96 mi	Leoben	$1263
158 km or 98 mi	San Dona di Piave	$1403
165 km or 103 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
173 km or 107 mi	Bihac	$556
178 km or 110 mi	Belluno	$1284
180 km or 112 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
181 km or 113 mi	Treviso	$1502
183 km or 113 mi	Venice	$1522
187 km or 116 mi	Mestre	$1450
196 km or 122 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
197 km or 122 mi	Mirano	$1375
199 km or 124 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Szombathely	$701
208 km or 130 mi	Prijedor	$659
210 km or 131 mi	Hallein	$1692
217 km or 135 mi	Padua	$1581
220 km or 137 mi	Sanski Most	$558
222 km or 138 mi	Zadar	$1122