Calgary vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4720
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	1.31M	8.8M

The cost of living in Calgary is 43% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1759th and 28th ($2095 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.3 months in London. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 187th and 4th 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	$19.1	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$25686

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178