Calgary vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Calgary	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2136	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$4811
🏠 One person rent	$1245	$1190
🏘️ Family rent	$2001	$2091
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2854	$2504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	98
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3.42M

The cost of living in Calgary is 4% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1644th and 1857th ($2136 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Calgary ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 156th and 132nd 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	$16.5	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1016	$963
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2152	$2499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1634	$1741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3374	$8043
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$4862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.3	$66.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$94.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$873	$682
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15961	$12947

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1839
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1811
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1740
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1539
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1661
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1865
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2616
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1984
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2375
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2351
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1783
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2246
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1857
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1949
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2265
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2087
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2481
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1760
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1912
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1883
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1779
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1628
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1997
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1851
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1437
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2251
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1510
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2063
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2108
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2039
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2688
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2079
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1975
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2030
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2545
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2462
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2415
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1931

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1882
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1688
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1743
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1633
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1603
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1594
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1215
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1401
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1344
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1230
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1372
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1406
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1402
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1219
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$910
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1261
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1372
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1280
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1370
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1331
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1423
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1246
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1421
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1390
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1520
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1439
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1295
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1712
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1328
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1116
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1362
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1341
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$942
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1388
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1374
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1722