Calgary vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$1337
😷 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 80% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1759th and 4843rd ($2095 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 187th and 4103rd 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
$19.1
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077