Calgary vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	1.31M	8.91M

The cost of living in Calgary is 36% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1526th and 38th ($2113 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in London. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 66th and 5th 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	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$25471

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908