Calgary vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$1630
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	20
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.41M

The cost of living in Calgary is 152% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6257th ($2149 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 17th in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 131st and 3833rd 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	$16.9	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$7706

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1123
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$940
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$879
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$944
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$828
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$940
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$988
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$895
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$806
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$278
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$895
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$294
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$393
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$324
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$314
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$333
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1586
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$694
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1536
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$777
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$915
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$640
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$350
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1657
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1651
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1372
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$306
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$721
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$847
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1607
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1632
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1004
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$934
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$934