Calgary vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$4627
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	90	99
🏙️ Population	1.31M	8.8M

The cost of living in Calgary is 37% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1473rd and 37th ($2149 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in London. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 131st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs London

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	Calgary	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$25830

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055