Calgary vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	1.31M	8.8M

The cost of living in Calgary is 43% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1716th and 20th ($2118 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st 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 months in London. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 209th and 12th 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	$17	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$30567

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199