Calgary vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$1546
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	20
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.41M

The cost of living in Calgary is 71% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1646th and 4439th ($2077 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 153rd and 3899th 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	$15.2	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905