Calgary vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$2569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	98
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3.51M

The cost of living in Calgary is 0.7% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1759th and 1723rd ($2095 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 4th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 187th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Madrid

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	Calgary	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$16324

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812