Calgary vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$2294
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	98
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3.42M

The cost of living in Calgary is 17% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1646th and 2443rd ($2077 vs $1781) 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 153rd and 151st 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	$15.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$10042

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522