Calgary vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
23
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.41M

The cost of living in Calgary is 81% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1716th and 4849th ($2118 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 3rd in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 209th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Medina

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Calgary Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010