Calgary vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$2743
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$1256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
22
😀 Quality of life
92
65
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.18M

The cost of living in Calgary is 87% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1896th and 5456th ($1928 vs $1028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Medina. Calgary ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 67th and 4452nd 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
$16.5
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$1557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$94.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
2.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$1006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$92.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$2.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$9.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$552
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$8136

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$867
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1067
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$992
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$832
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$880
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$750
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$858
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1019
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$829
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$601
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$827
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$828
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$281
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$833
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$260
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$299
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$270
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$230
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$227
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1278
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$879
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1615
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$557
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$963
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$843
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$576
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$247
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$529
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1695
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1366
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1483
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$279
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$739
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$793
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1693
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1700
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$962
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$892
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1039